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What is the longest known road in Ancient Persia?

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In the Middle East, in N Mesopotamia, scientists have found evidence of a network of roads dating back to perhaps 3000 BC In Persia, between 500 and 400 BC, all the provinces were connected with the capital, Susa, by roads, one of them 1,500 mi (2,400 km) ...

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