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[[image:http://pantee.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/persia092.jpg width="354" height="268" align="right" caption="The Royal Road of Persia"]]
= T he road through Persia, the Royal Road.= ===The Royal Road of Persia was made during the reign of King Darius. The road was extremely long, around 1,677 miles total, Darius would send his messengers, also called the "King's Eyes and Ears," on this road to maintain all the cities and societies of the Persian Empire. They would place relay stations every 15 miles, equipped with fresh horses so the currently used horses could rest and eat. The King's messengers could cover the Royal Road very quickly, they could go from one end to the other in several days. It would take a caravan 3 months to go the same distance. They would fly across this road on four horse chariots with studs on the wheels to keep them from slipping around while on the road.===