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One fascinating fact about the Roman Empire is that it used an early form of postal service called the "cursus publicus" or "state transport." Moving messages more efficiently than ever before, this system facilitated rapid communication within the empire. It was composed of relay stations (known as "mansiones" and "stationes") where horses could be changed to ensure uninterrupted travel. One of the earliest known records of a message traveling over 1,000 miles in three days is from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to Antioch in modern-day Turkey during the early centuries of the empire. This remarkable system played an essential role in the military and administrative operations of the Roman Empire.