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The Romans had three types of basic footwear, shoes, slippers and sandals. When they went outdoors they wore shoes. The reason for this was that the streets were dirty and dusty, had chamber pots dumped into them and also there was the problem of horse and donkey manure laying around. No one wanted that stuff oozing through their toes, so a type of closed shoe was worn out doors. These shoes were immediately removed upon entering a house and sandals or slippers were put on. For example, if a person were going to a dinner, his attendant would carry the master's sandals and help him change footwear as he entered the host's house.

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