The History of the Shoe
Here’s a fun video strolling though the past several thousand years of shoes.
The History of Shoes Timeline
Below is a breakdown of the styles and dates:
7000BC Rock Sandals
Rock-Sandals
3500BC Oldest Leather Shoe
Oldest-Leather-Shoe
1200BC Egyptian Sandals
EgyptianSandals
1000BC Greek Shoes
Greek-Shoes
27BC Roman Gladiator Sandals
Roman-Gladiator-Sandals
800 Viking Leather Shoes
Vikingleather
1200 The Sabot and Clogs
The History of Shoes Timeline
Below is a breakdown of the styles and dates:
7000BC Rock Sandals
Rock-Sandals
3500BC Oldest Leather Shoe
Oldest-Leather-Sho
1200BC Egyptian Sandals
EgyptianSandals
1000BC Greek Sho
Greek-Shoes
27BC Roman Gladiator Sandals
Roman-Gladiator-Sandals
800 Viking Leather Shoes
Vikingleather
1200 The Sabot and Clogs
Clogs
1620 Cavalier Boots ‘Pirate Boots’
Pirateboots
1700 Aristocat Heels
AristocatHeels
1770 Colonial shoe
Colonialshoe
1870 Cowboy Boots
Cowboyboot
1870 Pilmsolls
Pilmsolls
1892 Sneakers
Sneakers
1960 Doc Martens
DocMartens
1970 Platform Shoe
PlatformShoe
1999 Vibram FiveFingers
Vibram FiveFingers
2002 Crocs
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Dr. Nick Campitelli
Dr. Campitelli is a podiatrist in Akron, OH specializing in foot and ankle surgery with an interest and enthusiasm for running as well as helping runners with injuries. For the past several years he has been treating running injuries in patients by fixing their form and transitioning them to minimalist shoes. Having treated runners with all types of injuries through conservative measures with orthotics and shoe gear changes to reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, Dr. Campitelli has brought what works best and is most current to his practice as well as the Akron and Cleveland running communities.