Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:road
|
| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
|
| gptkbp:builtYear |
gptkb:Darius_I
|
| gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:Anatolia
gptkb:Mesopotamia gptkb:Armenian_Highlands |
| gptkbp:describedBy |
Herodotus
|
| gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Sardis
|
| gptkbp:era |
5th century BCE
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Persian Royal Road
|
| gptkbp:length |
about 2,700 km
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Persian_Empire
|
| gptkbp:maintenance |
stationed guards and rest stations
|
| gptkbp:modernLocation |
partly follows modern highways in Iran and Turkey
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:post_office
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:military_operation
facilitate communication enable trade |
| gptkbp:significance |
inspired later road systems
|
| gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Susa
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
royal couriers
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Persian_merchants
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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