In the first half of the 2nd century CE, there was a major change in the urban layout of Tzipori following the increase in its population. The increase was mainly as a result of Bar Kochba revolt, and I will only mention that according to the decrees of Emperor Hadrian after the suppression of Bar Kochba revolt in 136 CE, Jews were forbidden to settle in and around Jerusalem. The result was that Jews settled in other cities, such as Tzipori, Tiberias and Jaffa.
As a result of the population growth in Tzipori, it was decided to expand the size of the city to the flat area east of the hill, east of Tzipori’s Acropolis.
The colonnaded streets are a typical element of Roman cities in the first centuries CE. One street was built from north to south and the second street was built from east to west and it seems that before us are the cardo and Decumanus of Tzipori.
Cardo in Latin is "street", which is the main axis that crosses cities and army camps throughout the Roman Empire from north to south. The Cardo usually served as the city's main commercial center, which included many shops; It is also called "Cardo Maximus" - the great cardo.
The secondary street, perpendicular to the Cardo, is called Decumanus. These two streets perpendicular to each other, divided each city (or military camp) into four quarters.
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Yehuda Holtzman

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