. The eastern nations and Greece. ?rS*\ Fig. 65. The Tomb of Cyrus, at Pasargad/E 98 THE PERSIAN EMPIRE [§104 With quiet and submission secured throughout the empire, Dariusgave himself, for a time, to the arts of peace. He built a great palaceat Susa; erected magnificent structures at Persepolis; reformed theadministration of the government, making such wise and lastingchanges that he has been called the second founder of the PersianEmpire ; and constructed post roads with which he bound togetherall parts of his extended dominion. The celebrated Royal Road ranfrom Susa through the ancient Ass
. The eastern nations and Greece. ?rS*\ Fig. 65. The Tomb of Cyrus, at Pasargad/E 98 THE PERSIAN EMPIRE [§104 With quiet and submission secured throughout the empire, Dariusgave himself, for a time, to the arts of peace. He built a great palaceat Susa; erected magnificent structures at Persepolis; reformed theadministration of the government, making such wise and lastingchanges that he has been called the second founder of the PersianEmpire ; and constructed post roads with which he bound togetherall parts of his extended dominion. The celebrated Royal Road ranfrom Susa through the ancient Assyria and Armenia, and across Asia. \ Fig. 66. Insurgent Captives brought before Darius(From the Behistun Rock) Beneath the foot of the king is Gomates, the false Smerdis Minor — over the uplands once controlled by the Hittite princes —to Sardis and so on to the ^gean at Ephesus.^ This road musthave been in the main merely the ancient trails, used by caravansfrom time immemorial, improved and better provided with relaystations. Over it couriers, changing frequently their mounts, car-ried the royal commands swifter than the crane. This magni-ficent road was a main artery of ancient trade and commerce formore than a thousand years. 1 See Herodotus v, 52, 53. 25 30° 35 40° 45° #^ o «^ 30°26°20° 7 ^- ]/x o^draorlascus 1 1 THE In \ 1 0 50 Kf> Ja^J^^ >-. BabyionVx^.. ^ PERSTAl?^ EOTPIK Its greatest 500 Persian Emiilre 1 ( pplt rnlnntps In Ania ?Minor 1 1 100 200 300 400 sgo if \ \ Scale of 30 35° 40 45° •S£U / <:)
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