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The Royal Road of the Persian Empire …
Years: 477BCE - 334BCE
The Royal Road of the Persian Empire by the time of Herodotus (circa 475 BCE) runs some two thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven kilometers (one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five miles) from the city of Susa on the Karun (two hundred and fifty kilometers (one hundred and fifty-five miles) east of the Tigris) to the port of Smyrna (modern İzmir in Turkey) on the Aegean Sea.
Maintained and protected by the Achaemenid Empire (circa 500–330 BCE), it features postal stations and relays at regular intervals.
Maintained and protected by the Achaemenid Empire (circa 500–330 BCE), it features postal stations and relays at regular intervals.
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Years: 477BCE - 334BCE
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