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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Cardo maximus in the context of Great Colonnade at Apamea
The Great Colonnade at Apamea was the main colonnaded avenue of the ancient city of Apamea in the Orontes River valley in northwestern Syria. Originally a seleucid colonnade, it was rebuilt in the second century CE after Apamea's devastation in the 115 earthquake. The avenue, which runs for nearly 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), made up the city's north-south axis, or the cardo maximus. The monumental colonnade is among the longest and most famous in the Roman world.