Royal Road

See also: royal road

English

Royal Road on a map of Achaemenid Empire

Proper noun

Royal Road

1. The longest road in the ancient system of trade routes and roads developed in Achaemenid Persia, which connected the capitals Sardis (in Asia Minor) to Susa (in Mesopotamia) and featured post-stations with service facilities.

Translations

ancient road in Persia

• Ancient Greek: ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ βασιληΐη (hē hodòs hē basilēḯē) (Ionic)
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• Persian: راه شاهی (râh-e šâhi)

See also

• Royal Road on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chapar Khaneh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia