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Asoccus (pl.socci) orsýkkhos (Ancient Greek:σύκχος, pl.sýkkhoi), sometimes given in translation as aslipper, was a loosely fittingslip-on shoe[2] inAncient Greece andRome with a leather sole and separate leather, bound without the use ofhobnails. The word appears to originate from the languages ofancient Anatolia. They were worn byAncient Greekcomedic actors, contrasted with thecothurni worn bytragedians, and were borrowed intoLatin and worn by theancient Romans.[2][3] The soccus was consideredeffeminate, and the emperor Caligula is described as having worn them, possibly as a form of insult.[4][5] Later socci became popular with the general public, and several types were listed in theEdict of Diocletian.[6] The word was adopted intoWest Germanic languages for similarly light footwear, eventually becoming Englishsocks.
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