Cursus Publicus

The cursus publicus (Latin: "the public way") is the republic mandated and supervised courier and transportation service of the Carcinian Empire. It was a system based on obligations placed on private persons by the Senate. As contractors, called "mancipes", they provided the equipment, animals, and wagons. The service contained only those personnel necessary for administration and operation. These included veterinarians, wagon-wrights, and grooms. The couriers and wagon drivers did not belong to the service: whether public servants or private individuals, they used facilities requisitioned from local individuals and communities.
The Senate created it to transport messages, officials, and tax revenues between the provinces and Carcino.

Type

Post office

Parent Location

Onerariis Quarter

Owning Organization

Guild of Farriers and Couriers