decumanus

(noun)

An east-west-oriented road in a Roman city.

Related Terms

  • insula
  • caryatid
  • mithraea
  • cardo
  • engaged column
  • triumphal arch
  • mausoleum

Examples of decumanus in the following topics:

  • Architecture under Hadrian

    • The two central streets of the city, the cardo and decumanus ran north-south and east-west through the city, intersecting at the forum–the center of the city's civic and religious activities.
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