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title: Bronze caliga from an over life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2206/bronze-caliga-from-an-over-life-size-statue-of-a-r/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bronze caliga from an over life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Bronze caliga from an over life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2206.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2206.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) caliga was part of an over life-size statue of a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) cavalryman from the 1st or the 2nd century CE. Caligae were heavy hob-nailed military boots worn by [Roman legionary](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Legionary/) soldiers, auxiliaries and cavalrymen throughout the period of the [Roman Republic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Republic/) and [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, January 07). Bronze caliga from an over life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2206/bronze-caliga-from-an-over-life-size-statue-of-a-r/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Bronze caliga from an over life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 07, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2206/bronze-caliga-from-an-over-life-size-statue-of-a-r/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Bronze caliga from an over life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jan 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2206/bronze-caliga-from-an-over-life-size-statue-of-a-r/>.

## License & Copyright

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