The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

"Rather than repurposing the metal, mail garments were recycled by using them as 'donors' to patch others," the researchers wrote. This practice indicates that Roman soldiers on the frontiers were ...

Known as a caligae, this type of shoe was predominantly worn by Roman soldiers at the time of the ... The newfound sandal indicates that Roman clothing was adopted by the local inhabitants of ...