Was the underworld of Ancient Greece and Rome a real place that people could visit? Delve into this fascinating new theory that powerful figures within ancient Roman and Greek society created elaborate labyrinths to try and trick people into thinking that they had stepped into the world of the dead. But why did they do this and have we found one of these Ancient Underworlds?

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