Life No biographical information exists for an author of the Artaxerxes Letters. The work is attributed to the Persian king Artaxerxes and belongs to a genre of Greek literary forgeries, where letters were pseudonymously composed in the names of foreign rulers for rhetorical or historical purposes [1].

Works The Artaxerxes Letters (Ἀρταξέρξην Ἐπιστολαί) is a collection of epistles presumed lost or fragmentary.

Significance Letters attributed to Artaxerxes I or II appear within extant historical narratives, such as the works of Xenophon and the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah, serving as literary devices to authenticate accounts or illustrate royal authority [2][3]. A standalone collection would fit within the broader Hellenistic tradition of pseudepigraphal letter-writing.

Sources 1. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0210:text=Anab:book=1:chapter=6&highlight=artaxerxes 2. Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Artaxerxes-I 3. Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Artaxerxes-II