Today, the postman delivers letters to every home. In the past though, the post was a privilege enjoyed only by kings and emperors. They used
runners to carry messages to other rulers and to their commanders during times of war. A king would have a message inscribed on a clay tile and send a runner to take it to anotherHowever, the ancient Egyptians though did have a kind of postal system and so did the ancient Chinese. The early postal systems depended upon post houses that served the carriers of messages or mounted messengers. The Romans created the most highly developed and dependable system in the ancient world. This system could deliver messages 270 kilometers in 24 hours
