Bata Shoe Museum - This pair of red leather shoes comes from Egypt and dates to the post-pharonic period of Byzantine rule 330-641 C.E. Christianity had become the official state religion during
![Arthur Urbano 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇻🇦🇬🇷🇹🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇧🇪🇫🇷 on Twitter: "Three pairs of leather shoes with gold-leaf decoration dating from 5th(!)-8th centuries. Byzantine Museum, Athens #LateAntiquity #Byzantine #clothing https://t.co/4XIwsVmPFs" / Twitter Arthur Urbano 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇻🇦🇬🇷🇹🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇧🇪🇫🇷 on Twitter: "Three pairs of leather shoes with gold-leaf decoration dating from 5th(!)-8th centuries. Byzantine Museum, Athens #LateAntiquity #Byzantine #clothing https://t.co/4XIwsVmPFs" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EogeVqYWMAE6Z7x.jpg)
Arthur Urbano 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇻🇦🇬🇷🇹🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇧🇪🇫🇷 on Twitter: "Three pairs of leather shoes with gold-leaf decoration dating from 5th(!)-8th centuries. Byzantine Museum, Athens #LateAntiquity #Byzantine #clothing https://t.co/4XIwsVmPFs" / Twitter
![Boot 6th–7th century Many types of footwear existed in the Byzantine world. Boots were worn by soldiers and laborers, slippers by monks and clergy, and sandals by government officials; the poor would Boot 6th–7th century Many types of footwear existed in the Byzantine world. Boots were worn by soldiers and laborers, slippers by monks and clergy, and sandals by government officials; the poor would](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HJ0J9F/boot-6th7th-century-many-types-of-footwear-existed-in-the-byzantine-world-boots-were-worn-by-soldiers-and-laborers-slippers-by-monks-and-clergy-and-sandals-by-government-officials-the-poor-would-have-gone-barefootthe-patterns-incised-on-this-sumptuously-decorated-boot-indicate-that-it-was-made-for-the-elite-of-egypt-boot-443619-2HJ0J9F.jpg)
Boot 6th–7th century Many types of footwear existed in the Byzantine world. Boots were worn by soldiers and laborers, slippers by monks and clergy, and sandals by government officials; the poor would
![Isaac Land ( @mastodon.social @coastalhistory ) on Twitter: "I guess @SilkDamask has got me on #shoe alert! Coptic shoes, 6th century, leather. Byzantine Museum, Athens. https://t.co/0CA77HLPHY" / Twitter Isaac Land ( @mastodon.social @coastalhistory ) on Twitter: "I guess @SilkDamask has got me on #shoe alert! Coptic shoes, 6th century, leather. Byzantine Museum, Athens. https://t.co/0CA77HLPHY" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CU6FQpUXIAAZn3t.jpg)
Isaac Land ( @mastodon.social @coastalhistory ) on Twitter: "I guess @SilkDamask has got me on #shoe alert! Coptic shoes, 6th century, leather. Byzantine Museum, Athens. https://t.co/0CA77HLPHY" / Twitter
![Progress picture of my early 12th C Byzantine kit. (Shoes and fibula are placeholders) : r/ArmsandArmor Progress picture of my early 12th C Byzantine kit. (Shoes and fibula are placeholders) : r/ArmsandArmor](https://preview.redd.it/hk8kzk1fogn61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e3d7bc0594f5b13ae55f0f66686ba5b933f94ca8)
Progress picture of my early 12th C Byzantine kit. (Shoes and fibula are placeholders) : r/ArmsandArmor
![تويتر \ Archaeo - Histories على تويتر: "Eastern Roman (Byzantine) shoes from the 5th-8th century AD, Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens, Greece. #archaeohistories https://t.co/RYGsd4NC2K" تويتر \ Archaeo - Histories على تويتر: "Eastern Roman (Byzantine) shoes from the 5th-8th century AD, Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens, Greece. #archaeohistories https://t.co/RYGsd4NC2K"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJSvBQdakAMnLSC.jpg)
تويتر \ Archaeo - Histories على تويتر: "Eastern Roman (Byzantine) shoes from the 5th-8th century AD, Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens, Greece. #archaeohistories https://t.co/RYGsd4NC2K"
![Medieval female decorated shoes based on 12th century wall-painting from a Byzantine monastery St.Pantaleon, Gorno… | Century shoes, Medieval shoes, Decorated shoes Medieval female decorated shoes based on 12th century wall-painting from a Byzantine monastery St.Pantaleon, Gorno… | Century shoes, Medieval shoes, Decorated shoes](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/96/01/2f/96012f462607e62fcdd36434cf47b3a0.jpg)