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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 36 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I mean ... maybe they had to keep some uniforms there for new recruits. and the biggest sandals rarely got used and got left behind when Rome abandoned the isles ?

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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Weren’t they expected to provide their own equipment unless they were at least a certain rank?

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

New recruits were provided basic equipment, and the cost was deducted from their pay. Sandals would fall under this for sure.

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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago

Thanks! I think I was mixing it up with higher ranks being expected to provide the equipment for their troops.

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago*

Or maybe they are finding raw materials. Perhaps they would make shoes as needed, and they had soles cut to a huge size so you’d be able to trim them down to whatever size was needed.

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