CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rocky Roads
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Royal Roads
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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: -The Royal Road of Persia was a communications and transport road across ancient Persia. The 1500-mile (2400 km) road connected the ancient capital city of Susa to Sardis. King Darius the Great had the road built during his reign in the fifth century BCE to connect his developing empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -By about 1500 b.c., the Persian Royal Road had been organized and placed into regular use by the Persian kings. It was put in use for mail, trade, and for the military, uses that were later mirrored by the Roman Empire in its extensive road network.