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On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 05:34:35 GMT, "IEJ"
<Inger_ejohansson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>"deowll" <deowll@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev i meddelandet
>news:X22Ae.45838$qm.3125@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> "Alaca" <P.Alaca@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:42d06813$0$69080$dbd49001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > IEJ wrote: WoZze.141782$dP1.494952@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> > faded a bit.
>> >>
>> >> I have been thinking about a 'detail' question, maybe not important,
>> >> but here it goes: did the Roman wear any kind of socks in cold
>> >> climate ...
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>> > No and, more excitingly, no pants.
>> > But they had very long johns.
>> > Was that the 'detail' you was thinking about?
>> >
>> They wore socks up near Hadrians wall. They've got some of the socks and
>> they've got letters about socks.
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>Now to the detail. or small details. What was the socks made of and how did
>they keep them clean (and soft) enough not to caught (gall-)sores? If one
>today walk over long distances each and other hour one need to make
>arrangements, change socks clean feet etc etc. Otherwise the long walk in
>the end would be a pain. But how did the Romans prevent that? Never read
>anything about those details.
As I remember, there is a Roman sock in the Museum of
London: woven, not knitted, and though cut on the bias to
allow a degree of stretch it looked extremely uncomfortable.
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