Cardo Maximus in Cuicul (Djémila)

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Carole Raddato
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published on 10 February 2023

Like all Roman cities, Cuicul (modern Djémila in Algeria) was organised around its two main axes: decumanus (main east-west street) and cardo (main south-north street). At Cuicul, the Cardo Maximus was 5 m (16 ft) wide and bordered on both sides by porticoes 3.50 m (11.4 ft) wide with Tuscan Doric and Corinthian colonnades.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2023, February 10). Cardo Maximus in Cuicul (Djémila). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16995/cardo-maximus-in-cuicul-djemila/

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Raddato, Carole. "Cardo Maximus in Cuicul (Djémila)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 10, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16995/cardo-maximus-in-cuicul-djemila/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Cardo Maximus in Cuicul (Djémila)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Feb 2023. Web. 28 Mar 2023.

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