cardo maximus
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The cardo maximus of Bosra is the city’s principal ancient Roman north–south colonnaded street that formed the backbone of its urban layout.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cardo Maximus of Bosra | 0 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman street
ⓘ
cardo maximus ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman urban planning ⓘ |
| connects |
northern part of Bosra
ⓘ
southern part of Bosra ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman provincial city ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| formed | backbone of Bosra’s urban layout ⓘ |
| function |
main north–south axis of the city
ⓘ
principal urban thoroughfare ⓘ |
| hasFeature | colonnades ⓘ |
| hasPart |
colonnaded sidewalks
ⓘ
paved roadway ⓘ |
| heritageContext | part of the archaeological site of Bosra ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bosra ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bosra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Arabia Petraea NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| orientationRelativeToCityPlan | main longitudinal axis ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman street grid of Bosra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient city of Bosra ⓘ |
| period | Roman period ⓘ |
| streetType | cardo ⓘ |
| urbanRole | principal ancient Roman street of Bosra ⓘ |
| usedFor | movement of people and goods ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bosra