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What was the Royal Road?
The Royal road was constructed to aid in communication throughout the Persian empire from Sardis to Susa.
What is the royal road really called?
royal road
How did ancient Persia trade?
By using the Silk Road
Where did the Persian royal road begin?
The Persian Royal Road began in the city of Susa, which was the capital of the Persian Empire at the time.
What good road and way stations were the key elements of the Persian Empire?
The Royal Road.
What was the Royal Road?
The Royal road was constructed to aid in communication throughout the Persian empire from Sardis to Susa.
Why was the Royal Road so long?
It had to connect the Persian Empire capital in Persia with the western provinces in West Asia.
Did the royal road pertain to classical Persia?
Yes, along with the coastal sea routes, it was the backbone of transportation across the Empire.
There is no royal road to learning?
A royal road to anything is a way of attaining it without trouble or effort, since a king's way (the royal road) is always made easy for him. One cannot attain learning - that is, knowledge got by study - without hard work.
Why did King Darius build a road in ancient Persia?
The Royal Road was built by Darius to unite the sparse kingdoms he had conquered. The road was about 20ft. wide and stretched around 15,000 miles connecting North Africa and India and everything in between. There was an inn every few miles in which travelers could exchange their tired horses for fresh rested ones. There were also guards along the road making it the safest way to get across Persia.
What is the royal road really called?
royal road
What is more than 1700 miles long its creation allowed Persian messengers to travel guickly throughout the empire?
The Royal Road from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Asia Minor.
Who did Persia trade with on the silk road?
china
How did Persia trade?
By using the Silk Road
What was the important trade route that the Greeks wanted form troy?
The city of Troy was in Anatolia. The Greeks wanted to control the Persian Royal Road which was a 1,500 mile trade route into Persia.
When was royal road made in mesopotamia?
Persian Royal Road, ancient road running from Susa, the ancient capital of Persia, across Anatolia to the Aegean Sea, a distance of more than 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Royal messengers, who, according to the Greek historian Herodotus, were stopped by "neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night," traversed the entire road in nine days, thanks to a system of relays. Normal travel time was about three months. Alexander the Great made use of the Royal Road in his invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire. It was modified after the occupation of Babylon.
What helped the Persians connect their vast landholdings?
the Royal Road
