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en-wikipedia-org-4853		Royal Road - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1913	233	71	The map of Achaemenid Empire and the section of the Royal Road noted by Herodotus From near Babylon, it is believed to have split into two routes, one traveling northeast then east through Ecbatana and on along the Silk Road (via the Great Khurasan Road), the other continuing east through the future Persian capital Susa and then southeast to Persepolis in the Zagros Mountains. History of the Royal Road[edit] More eastern segments of the road, identifiable in present-day northern Iran, were not noted by Herodotus, whose view of Persia was that of an Ionian Greek in the West;[5] stretches of the Royal Road across the central plateau of Iran are coincident with the major trade route known as the Silk Road. The Royal Road would be a monument of the Persian Empire. "The Persian Royal Road in Turkey". "The Persian Royal Road". "The Persian Royal Road".	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4853.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4853.txt