Brindisi Roman Labyrinth Mosaic

A Roman labyrinth mosaic from ancient Brundisium — modern Brindisi in Puglia — the terminus of the Via Appia and Rome's primary port to the eastern Mediterranean. Virgil died here in 19 BCE. The city's natural harbor, shaped like a stag's antlers, made it the departure point for Roman armies heading to Greece and the Levant. The labyrinth mosaic reflects the city's role as a cultural crossroads between Latin West and Greek East. At Giza bearing 318.4° and only 1,680 km from the Great Pyramid, Brindisi was among the closest major Roman ports to Egypt.