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Roman Road o Ankara

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Coordinates: 39°56′32.23″N 32°51′21.47″E / 39.9422861°N 32.8559639°E / 39.9422861; 32.8559639

A section o the road

The Roman Road o Ankara or Cardo Maximus is an auncient Roman road in Ankara, the caipital o Turkey. The road wis foond in 1995 bi Turkis airchaeologist Cevdet Bayburtluoğlu. It is 216 metre (709 ft) lang and 6.7 metre (22 ft) wide. Mony auncient airtifacts wur discoverit during the excavations alang the road and maist of them are currently displayed at the Museum o Anatolie Ceevilisations.[1][2]

References

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  1. "Roma Yolu". arkitera.com. 14 Mairch 2007. Retrieved 10 Juin 2013.
  2. Sargın, Haluk (2012). Antik Ankara (in Turkish). Ankara: Arkadaş Yayınevi. pp. 126, 127, 128. ISBN 978-975-509-719-0.