In the camp, meanwhile, the consul Furius, after remaining inactive during the first days of the siege, made a sortie from the "decuman" gate and surprised the enemy, and though he could have pursued him, he refrained from doing so, fearing lest the camp might be attacked from the other side. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Rome, Vol. I] Reference
In "The Year is Gone" there is great tenderness of sentiment and grace of expression; "Love Disposed of" is a pretty fancy embodied with true lyric feeling; but the poem which over crests all the others like a decuman wave is "The Brave Old Ship, the Orient.". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860] Reference
The Palazzo Madama stands on the site of the old decuman gate, which became a castle in the Middle. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner] Reference
After disposing of the guard they entered the camp through the decuman gate and got possession of the quaestor's tent, the quaestor, L. Opimius Pansa, being killed. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Rome, Vol. II] Reference
"Spume-sliding down the baffled decuman.". From Wordnik.com. [Brief History of English and American Literature] Reference
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