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Decumani

Scope note

Designates the east-west streets used in laying out ancient Roman countryside tracts and associated towns and thus, by extension, the main east-west streets, distinguished by greater width and scale of appointments, of planned Roman towns.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008264

Broader Terms used

main streets

Equivalent Terms used

decumanus

Created

13yrs ago

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