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About us. Stay updated. Corporate Social Responsiblity. Investor Relations. Review a Brill Book. Rights and Permissions. Press and Reviews. Available information on the Median and Achaemenid imperial courts is very limited and not entirely reliable.
When the boy became Cyrus the Great b. Among Greek authors Herodotus has provided many apparently reliable details on courtly secrets and intrigues, and Ctesias , who spent many years as a physician at the Persian court, has also provided much first-hand information about influential courtiers and harem intrigues. The works of later Greek writers, especially Plutarch and Athenaeus, are valuable additional sources. Finally, details of life at the Achaemenid royal court can be found in the Old Testament Book of Esther, which, however, contains many legendary elements and must be used with care.
The royal household. Although Susa was the Achaemenid administrative capital, where royal decrees were issued and provincial officials sent their reports and where visiting dignitaries were received, the Greek authors noted that the king and his imperial court moved from one city to the next, depending on the season.
