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WORLD HISTORY
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The name of the Persian communication network
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Royal Roads
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Silk Road
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Roman Road
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Greek Roads
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Persian Royal Road, also called Royal Road of Persia or Royal Road, ancient road running from Susa, the ancient capital of Persia, across Anatolia to Sardis and Smyrna on the Aegean Sea, a distance of more than 2, 400 km (1, 500 miles).
Detailed explanation-2: -Constructed under the command of Achaemenid King Darius I in the 5th Century BC it connected major cities from Susa, South West Iran, to Sardis, modern-day Manisa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Royal road: according to the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus (fifth century BCE) the road that connected the capital of Lydia, Sardes, and the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, Susa and Persepolis.
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