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title: Cardo Maximus of Serdica
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22148/cardo-maximus-of-serdica/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-10-05
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# Cardo Maximus of Serdica

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

## Image File

[![Cardo Maximus of Serdica](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22148.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22148.jpg)

## Image Caption

Cardo Maximus of Serdica, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August, 2024.

The *cardo maximus*, the main north–south street of [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Serdica, preserved in the Ancient Serdica Archaeological Complex in Sofia, Bulgaria. The street connected the northern and southern gates and was originally almost twice as wide, with colonnaded porticoes along both sides. The surviving pavement dates mainly to the 5th–6th centuries CE.

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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

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Raddato, C. (2026, October 05). Cardo Maximus of Serdica. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22148/cardo-maximus-of-serdica/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Cardo Maximus of Serdica." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Oct 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22148/cardo-maximus-of-serdica/>.

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