Chapter VI: The Royal Road and the upper Nile

STAGE VI · C. 500 BCE

The Royal Road and the upper Nile

Persian roads open the interior. Up the Nile, the blood follows gold and ivory south.

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PersepolisSamarkandMeroë
New places: , , , , , ,
Moves: Up into the highlands, The Royal Road, East by the oasis road, Through the oases, On to Samarkand and 2 more

Dashed routes are rumoured, dash-dot routes are disputed. Routes follow trade and human migration and are approximate.

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Chapter VI: The Royal Road and the upper Nile

c. 500 BCE

Persian roads open the interior. Up the Nile, the blood follows gold and ivory south.

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