2000多年前的羅馬拖鞋跟小貝球鞋一模一樣

Roman sandal found at Hadrian's Wall looks just like David Beckham's football boot

2000多年前的羅馬拖鞋跟小貝球鞋一模一樣

Archaeologists were left stunned when they uncovered a near 2,000-year-old shoe which looks just like the Adidas Predator football boot famously worn by David Beckham.

第一眼看到這個2000年前的鞋子時，考古學家都驚呆了！因爲它和貝克漢姆穿過的阿迪捕食者系列球鞋一毛一樣！

The distinctive ridges on the shoe's outer shell and curved space for laces winding down to the toe give it an uncanny resemblance to the 21st century trainer.

鞋面用來繫鞋帶的鏤空花紋，跟小貝同款驚人的相似。

The ancient sneaker was discovered in a ditch at Roman fort Vindolanda close to Hexham, Northumberland.

這隻古球鞋在羅馬要塞Vindolanda附近的溝壑中發現的，具體地點靠近今天的英國諾森伯蘭郡赫克瑟姆城。

Staff soon realised it looked more like a modern day football boot than a shoe worn almost two millennia ago.

工作人員一眼就注意到，這隻鞋更像是當代流行的足球鞋。

Sonya Galloway, Vindolanda's spokesperson, said: "We couldn't believe it when we noticed how similar it looks to an Adidas Predator football boot.

Vindolanda的發言人Sonya Galloway說：“當我們發現它跟阿迪捕食者足球鞋多麼相似時，簡直不敢相信自己的眼睛！”

"We put a picture of it on Twitter and the father of one of my son's friends spotted the resemblance. We've had a lot of comments on social media about it.

“我們拍了張它的照片放到Twitter上。隨後，我兒子朋友的老爸迅速發現它跟小貝同款十分相似。大家在社交媒體上給我們留下很多評論。”

"The boot is the modern day equivalent of around a size one, and would have been worn by a child between the ages of eight and ten.

“這雙鞋大概是當代美國1碼鞋子，也就是8-10歲的小孩穿的碼。”

"It is a good quality shoe. "just like the children of today, Roman children would have been very fashion conscious. The discovery of shoe, which is very well made, shows the affluence of the Romans.

“鞋的質量非常好，跟今天的孩子一樣，古羅馬孩子大概也極具時尚意識。這隻鞋也從側面告訴我們，當時古羅馬十分繁榮。”

"It is the kind of shoe which would have been worn by a wealthy Roman child."

“這種鞋大概是古代富家子弟穿的鞋子。”

The shoe was discovered around a fortnight ago in the Severan ditch at the fort by Vindolanda archaeologists and will now go on permanent display.

這隻鞋已發現有兩週之久了，現在已被保存起來，作展覽之用。

It is one of 420 shoes to have been found in the ditch, which was a Roman rubbish dump. Archaeologists have dated the shoe back to around 212AD and say it was been made from a single piece of leather.

這是Severan溝發現的420只鞋子之一，而Severance溝在古羅馬是垃圾場。據考古學家分析，這隻鞋大概製造於公元前212年，是用一整塊皮子製造的。

Sonya added: "Our discoveries at the fort mean we can start to piece together a real picture of how the Roman people lived.

Sonya補充說：“我們在要塞附近的發現，給我們推測古羅馬人的日常生活畫面提供了很好的依據。”

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