Editing Cardo (section)

===Beit She'an, Israel===
[[Beit She'an]] was one of a group of 10 [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] cities known as [[Decapolis]] on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Syria and Judea. It was a self-governed city established by the Romans to promote Roman culture. It was built with a central ''cardo'', temples, theaters, baths and other public buildings, and minted its coins.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Cafe-Oleh/Ask-The-Expert/Beit-Shean-revisited Beit She'an revisited], ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''</ref>