Where possible, the Persians communicated by ship as the fastest means. For areas not close to waterways they established a horse courier system with way stations with relief mounts and couriers.
A system of sea, river and road transport.
A fleet, and internal roads with posting houses for horsed couriers.
In the absence to today's methods of communication, it established a system of roads with posting houses along the way which provided horses and messengers to pass information rapidly. It also used sea transport transmission to areas with water access.
Ships around the coast and in the rivers, seas and lakes, and a horse-relay courier system by land.
A fleet of ships was the most efficient. For those areas not accessible by water, there was a horsed courier system with way stations with fresh mounts to speed progress.
Sea transport and a system of tracks with way stations for mounted couriers.
Well-maintained roads and way statuons that provided food, shelter, and fresh horses for the kings messengers!
A system of sea, river and road transport.
Ships in the coastal areas, and courier tracks in the inland areas.
It's systematic use of sea and river craft and posting road horse couriers.
A fleet, and internal roads with posting houses for horsed couriers.
In the absence to today's methods of communication, it established a system of roads with posting houses along the way which provided horses and messengers to pass information rapidly. It also used sea transport transmission to areas with water access.
Ships around the coast and in the rivers, seas and lakes, and a horse-relay courier system by land.
A fleet of ships was the most efficient. For those areas not accessible by water, there was a horsed courier system with way stations with fresh mounts to speed progress.
Firstly their ships through the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Persian Gulf and the rivers flowing into them. Inland, by roads, with posting-houses where couriers changed horses, to deliver messages.
It established sea and river communications, and a road system for internal couriers and traffic.
There were two means - coastal ships and a post-horse courier system in land areas.