Herodotus and Xenophon both contributed to writing The Persian Royal Road. The ancient greek philosopher Herodotus exemplified the technicalities of the “worlds first- state organized highway and postal system”. Ancient greek philosopher, Xenophon, elaborated on the operations of these newly found systems. Both philosophers were inhabitants of the Hellenistic Age. Humphrey describes the construction of such road as technology. Due to the rough uneven topography “…most Greek roads were unpaved paths that followed the contours of the countryside.” Roads allowed easy transportation of people, resources, and ideas. The Persians needed the roads to transport their military. They needed easy transportation to maintain their extensive empire. I found
