Template:Did you know nominations/State communications in the Neo-Assyrian Empire


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:08, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

State communications in the Neo-Assyrian Empire

 * ... that the state communication system developed in the Neo-Assyrian Empire enabled communication speed unsurpassed until the introduction of the telegraph? Source: But even with this time, the Neo-Assyrian relay system still set the standard for communication speed in the Middle East for almost three millennia, until the advent of the telegraph in the Ottoman Empire in 1865.
 * ALT 0a: ... that the state communication system developed in the Neo-Assyrian Empire enabled communication speed unsurpassed in the Middle East until the telegraph? Source: see above
 * Reviewed: El Piñal

Created by HaEr48 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:13, 23 April 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg New enough, long enough, and within policy. QPQ done. On the hook, technically I think the “unsurpassed” should relate to the Middle East only? Onceinawhile (talk) 21:52, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. Added "in the Middle East" in alt 0a. What do you think? HaEr48 (talk) 04:51, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg perfect, thank you. Great article. Good to go. Onceinawhile (talk) 16:20, 3 May 2018 (UTC)