Women: Social Status of in Persia

On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas— …

Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. …