Altinum was an ancient town of the Veneti 15 km southeast of modern Treviso, close to the mainland shore of the Lagoon of Venice. It was also close to the mouths of the rivers Dese, Zero and Sile. A f
Remains of the Roman decumanus
Altinum in the Tabula Peutingeriana
In Roman urban planning, a decumanus was an east–west-oriented road in a Roman city or castrum. The main decumanus of a particular city was the decumanus maximus, or most often simply "the decumanus".
Altinum
…Altinum Remains of the Roman decumanus Location of Altinum within Northern Italy Type City Periods Venetic, Roman, Gothic, Byzantine, Lombard Part of Venetia et Histria Altinum (in Altino…
The Straight Street or Via Recta, the main street in the Old city of Damascus, was the city's decumanus, built by the Romans. (Pictured 2017)
Decumanus maximus in Palmyra, Syria
Decumanus maximus in Gadara, Jordan
Decumanus in Xanthos, Antalya Province, Turkey