"Royal Road" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Royal Road [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Royal Road}} the Royal Road
  1. (historical) The longest road in the ancient system of trade routes and roads developed in Achaemenid Persia, which connected the capitals Sardis (in Asia Minor) to Susa (in Mesopotamia) and featured post-stations with service facilities. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Named roads Translations (ancient road in Persia): ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ βασιληΐη (hē hodòs hē basilēḯē) [Ionic] (Ancient Greek), راه شاهی (râh-e šâhi) (Persian)
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