Ancient World

Cardo

A cardo (pl.: cardines) was a north–south street in ancient Roman cities and military camps as an integral component of city planning. The cardo maximus, or most often the cardo, was the main or central north–south-oriented street.

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• ▸American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• ▸Beaumaris
• ▸Archaic period in Mesoamerica

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