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The Roman Postal Service: Riders, Roads, and Imperial Secrets
In this episode of The Story of Italy, Lucas and Luna trace the veins of the Roman Empire: the cursus publicus, the state-run postal and transport system that moved messages, officials, and tax money across a thousand miles of roads. From Augustus's first organized couriers to the mounted messengeres who could carry a note from Rome to the Rhine in days, they uncover how a network of relay stations, fresh horses, and official IDs kept an empire connected. Along the way, they meet the men who ran the system—from lowly tabellarii to the equestrian praefectus vehiculorum—and hear about the…
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