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title: The Cardo of Ancient Dion, Greece
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14084/the-cardo-of-ancient-dion-greece/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Cardo of Ancient Dion, Greece

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![The Cardo of Ancient Dion, Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14084.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14084.jpg)

## Image Caption

The main *cardo* of Dion was a wide street on a north-south axis that connected the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) centre with the nearby religious sanctuaries. The original street was laid out in the late 4th century BCE. In the 3rd century CE, it was paved in large conglomerate stone from nearby Mount Olympus. At this time, its width was reduced to 5.6 metres (18.3 ft) with a stepped kerb. The southern portion of the street was lined with colonnaded porticoes.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, May 23). The Cardo of Ancient Dion, Greece. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14084/the-cardo-of-ancient-dion-greece/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Cardo of Ancient Dion, Greece." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 23, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14084/the-cardo-of-ancient-dion-greece/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Cardo of Ancient Dion, Greece." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 May 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14084/the-cardo-of-ancient-dion-greece/>.

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