The Roman term for a shoe or boot. It was a complete protection for the foot and so differed from the sandal. Different kinds of calcei designated difference of rank. The senators of Rome, for instance, wore one of a peculiar pattern, while in the time of the Empire calcei were frequently made of costly material and decorated with gems.
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