The Royal Road built by Darius the Great (5th century BCE) stretched 2,700 km from Susa to Sardis, enabling messages to travel in 9 days instead of 3 months.
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16 Farvardin 2578
16 Farvardin 2578 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 16 Farvardin 1398 Shamsi and 2019-04-05 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
16 Farvardin 2578 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 16 Farvardin 1398 Shamsi and 5 April 2019 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 16 Farvardin 2578
- Shamsi
- 16 Farvardin 1398
- Gregorian
- 5 April 2019
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
هر که او بیدارتر، پردردتر هر که او آگاهتر، رخ زردتر
“The more awake, the more one suffers The more aware, the paler the face”
— Rumi
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