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Cardo (193 words) |
 | After Israel was conquered by Rome and renamed Palestine, Jerusalem was Romanized and its new city plan featured a long collonated cardo running from north to south, date from the time of Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD. |
| Perhaps the most famous ancient map of Jerusalem, a 6th century mosaic map found in a church flor in Medeba, Jordan, portrays the cardo as the central axis of the city. |
| The excavations at Petra in Jordan have unearthed the remains of an ancient Roman city on the site, with the main feature of the city being a collonated cardo. |
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