Timeline for Did the communication lag become a problem for the ever expanding Roman Empire?
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| Feb 24, 2014 at 22:20 | comment | added | DVK | This answer could benefit from some citations and/or examples | |
| Dec 13, 2013 at 18:03 | comment | added | Nerrolken | @Anixx, sometimes it would be a show of strength, delivering a message with a whole bunch of swords behind it. Sometimes it would be a VIP delivering the message, and they needed to be protected. Sometimes the legion would be headed in the same direction so they just traveled together, and sometimes it was just the vanity of the leader who wanted a big entourage. And as for carrier pigeons, they didn't come along until much later in history. | |
| Nov 23, 2012 at 8:26 | comment | added | Anixx | @NWS lol, protection by a legion? Was the messenger besides delivering a message also ordered to capture the country? | |
| Nov 23, 2012 at 8:03 | comment | added | user1524 | @Anixx in the cut throat world of roman politics, "killing the messenger" is a legitimate tactic - Hence the need for protection. | |
| Nov 22, 2012 at 3:51 | comment | added | Anixx | A legion to escort a messenger? Are you joking? | |
| Feb 28, 2012 at 12:40 | vote | accept | Hauser | ||
| Oct 13, 2011 at 3:10 | history | answered | Steven Drennon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |