Distances?

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Distances?

Post by smittysmitty »

I'm being a little lazy ! Does anyone know off hand the distance from Ecbatana to Babylon? a time frame will suffice, would it have taken days, weeks, etc to travel the distance by horse?thnks for your response
Cyrus

Re: Distances?

Post by Cyrus »

It depends on the path 1. Ecbatana (Hamedan) -> Kermanshah -> Elam -> Al-Kut -> Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Kermanshah -> Elam -> Al-Kut -> Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Kermanshah -> Elam -> Al-Kut -> Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Elam -> Al-Kut -> Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Elam -> Al-Kut -> Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Al-Kut -> Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Al-Kut -> Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana -> Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Kermanshah -> Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Qare-Shirin -> Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Baghdad -> Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Babylon
3. Ecbatana -> Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Susa -> Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Khorramshahr -> Basra -> Babylon Basra -> Babylon Basra -> Babylon Babylon BabylonWhich one?
Cyrus

Re: Distances?

Post by Cyrus »

(I just wrote three lines!!)1. Ecbatana (Hamedan) - Kermanshah - Elam - Al-Kut - Babylon (Al-Hillah)
2. Ecbatana - Kermanshah - Qare-Shirin - Baghdad - Babylon
3. Ecbatana - Susa - Khorramshahr - Basra - Babylon
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