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The Romans did not build labyrinths.

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth at Knossos (Crete) was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary Daedalus for King Minos (probably as part of his palace complex). Its function was to hold the Minotaur, a mythical creature that was half man and half bull. Daedalus had made the Labyrinth so complicated that he could not escape it while he built it. He was helped by Ariadne, who giving him thread, so he could find his way out again.

The only Roman reference to labyrinths was by the naturalist Pliny the Elder. In his Natural History he mentioned four ancient labyrinths: the Cretan labyrinth, an Egyptian labyrinth, a Lemnian labyrinth (in the Greek island of Lemnos) and an Italian labyrinth. The latter referred to the tomb of the Etruscan king Lars Porsena which, he said, contained an underground maze.

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