Chewtobacca said:

greenpenguino said: The persians and greeks were wearing them roughly 600 years before Jesus was supposedly born.

The Persians (and Gauls and Germans) wore them, but not the Greeks and Romans, who thought them effeminate.

Thanks for that correction Chewtobacca! And it's interesting what one time period considered effeminate that another considered masculine. Fascinating.

High heels also used to be a necessary fashion accessory for men as well, before that changed however many years ago.