mapsontheweb:The Byzantine Empire used a system of beacons to transmit messages across Asia Minor to
mapsontheweb:The Byzantine Empire used a system of beacons to transmit messages across Asia Minor to Constantinople. The main line of beacons stretched over some 450 miles . A message could be transmitted the entire length of the line within an hour. -- source link
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