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[Kabrina Teppe]

Fig. 35.--Roman Baths at Verdes, Loir-et-Cher, showing Labyrinth Mosaic. (From De Caumont's Abécédaire.)



[paragraph continues] Sailing towards the labyrinth was a boat containing figures which presumably represented Theseus and his

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companions. The design was accompanied by the words "HIC INCLUSUS VITAM PERDIT."

Another well-preserved mosaic of this character was