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title: Persian Royal Road
author: Fabienkhan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5515/persian-royal-road/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Persian Royal Road

_Authored by Fabienkhan_

## Image File

[![Persian Royal Road](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5515.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5515.png)

## Image Caption

Map of the Persian Royal Road from [Susa](https://www.worldhistory.org/susa/) to [Sardes](https://www.worldhistory.org/sardis/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fabienkhan. (2016, August 24). Persian Royal Road. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5515/persian-royal-road/>
### Chicago
Fabienkhan. "Persian Royal Road." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5515/persian-royal-road/>.
### MLA
Fabienkhan. "Persian Royal Road." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Aug 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5515/persian-royal-road/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Road#/media/File:Map_achaemenid_empire_en.png) by [**Fabienkhan**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Road#/media/File:Map_achaemenid_empire_en.png). Submitted by [Ryan Revis](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/rrevis88/ "User Page: Ryan Revis"), published on 24 August 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.