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Darius the Great: Building the Persian Royal Road
In this episode of The Achaemenid Empire: Persia's Golden Age of Power, hosts Lucas and Luna explore the creation and impact of the Persian Royal Road, an engineering marvel that connected Susa to Sardis across 2,700 kilometers. They discuss how Darius I commissioned the road to unify his vast empire, improving communication, trade, and military logistics. The conversation covers the road's construction, relay stations, and the famous courier system that inspired Herodotus. Contrasts are drawn with earlier Assyrian and later Roman roads. Lucas explains the role of the road in collecting…
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