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Augustus created a state courier and transport system, the cursus publicus, to carry official messages across the empire.
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Relay stations along the main roads provided fresh horses and lodging for couriers and officials traveling on state business. It let news and orders move across vast distances at remarkable speed for the ancient world.
Source: Suetonius, 'Lives of the Caesars,' Augustus 49.
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