CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What was the name of the road that ran through the Persian empire?
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The Yellow Brick Road
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The Capital Road
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The War Road
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The Royal Road
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Royal Road of Persia, also referred to as the Persian Royal Road, was a 1500-mile (2400 km) trade route. King Darius the Great established Persia’s Royal Road in the fifth century BCE. The road utilized old trade routes to connect cities and towns across the Persian Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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