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Roman Empire explored at new Bata Shoe Museum exhibition

Elizabeth Greene, Canada Research Chair in Roman Archeology, co-curated the exhibition 'Unearthing Vindolanda,' a new exhibition that transports visitors nearly 2,000 years back to the historical site, which is home to thousands of Roman leather shoes
Elizabeth Greene, Canada Research Chair in Roman Archeology, co-curated the exhibition 'Unearthing Vindolanda,' a new exhibition that transports visitors nearly 2,000 years back to the historical site, which is home to thousands of Roman leather shoes

Jeff Renaud

Decades of research and leather shoes discovered at Vindolanda inspire walk through history

More than 100 leather shoes and other archeological artifacts on display in a new exhibition at Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, co-curated by Western classics professor Elizabeth Greene, offer a rare look at daily life at the edge of the Roman Empire.
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