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Connectivity and Communication in the Achaemenid Empire

Author(s):

Henry Colburn (see profile)

Date:

2013

Group(s):

Ancient Greece & Rome, Ancient Near East, Classical archaeology

Subject(s):

History, Ancient, Middle East, History

Item Type:

Article

Tag(s):

archaeology, classics, Persian Studies, Ancient history, Middle Eastern history

Permanent URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6B04R

Abstract:

The vast territorial extent of the Achaemenid Empire is often assumed to have impeded connectivity and communication within the empire. This paper challenges the validity of this assumption. Two factors in particular favor this conclusion—the presence of an extensive road network and the high communication speed in the empire, made possible by the pirradazish service. Together, they demonstrate the enormous potential for movement and interaction throughout the empire.

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Pub. DOI:

10.1163/15685209-12341278

Publisher:

Brill Academic Publishers

Pub. Date:

2013-5-10

Journal:

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient

Volume:

56

Issue:

1

Page Range:

29 - 52

ISSN:

0022-4995,1568-5209

Status:

Published

Last Updated:

6 years ago

License:

All Rights Reserved

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