By shipping, and in the inland routes, by mounted couriers along direct tracks between the 20 provinces.
Cyrus the Great and his successors Darius the Great and Artaxerxes.
From Libya to Central Asia.
They helped keep the large empire united.
Satrapies (Provinces).
Very large - multi-continental.
Cyrus the Great and his successors Darius the Great and Artaxerxes.
From Libya to Central Asia.
Pony express
It stretched from Libya through the Middle East and Central Asia to today's Pakistan - about 4,000 km.
The Persian Empire.
as the Persians mass army conquered country after country there was more land and more soldiers willing to fight for the Persian empire it continued to be like that country after country....and that is how the Persian army get large:)
They helped keep the large empire united.
Satrapies (Provinces).
Very large - multi-continental.
There was the satrapi system which divided the Persian Empire into smaller, more manageable governates and a "pony express" system that allowed royal messengers to deliver information across the empire in 7 days as opposed to the 90 days it would take a man to walk from one end to the other
Ancient highway built by the Persian King Darius the first of Achaeminid Empire in the 5th century. Royal RoadThe Royal Road helped to unite the Persian Empire.Darius started the use of a Royal Road for government purposes. Along with that, the road could be used for royal messages, mail, military troops, and it also promoted trade and business.He made this road to be from Supa in the east, to Sardis on the Anatolian Peninsula. This route went 2,800 miles, though from New York to Los Angeles is 2,500 miles. It is 6.25 m. in width. This was 1,775 miles long. Darius's empire grew so large, that he had to divide it into provinces.This was not only shorter, but it had the additional advantage of passing along the sea, where it was possible to trade goods. There were about a hundred and eleven posting stations maintained with a fresh supply of horses.
The Persian road system connected the satrapies of the Empire, particularly the Royal Road from the capital of Sardis in the west to the capital of Susa in the east. Communications and trade were also carried out by sea and river craft.