The Hebrew generally calls him Darius the Septuagint, Artaxerxes and Xenophon, Cyaxares. 336-330.ĭaniel 5:31 9:1:11:1, was son of Astyages king of the Medes, and brother of Mandane mother of Cyrus, and of Amyit the mother of Evil-merodach and grandmother of Belshazzar: thus he was uncle, by the mother's side, to Evil-merodach and to Cyrus.

Codomannus, the antagonist of Alexander and the last king of Persia, B.C. 424-3 to 405-4 but it is not improbable that it points to Darius III.

DARIUS THE PERSIAN, ( Nehemiah 12:22) may be identified with Darius II.

With regard to the Jews, Darius Hystaspes pursued the same policy as Cyrus, and restored to them the privileges which they had lost. Upon the usurpation of the magian Smerdis, he conspired with six other Persian chiefs to overthrow the impostor and on the success of the plot was placed upon the throne, B.C.

DARIUS, the son of Hystaspes the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty.

This Darius is probably the same as 'Astyages,' the last king of the Medes.

Daniel was advanced by the king to the highest dignity, ( Daniel 6:1) ff., and in his reign was cast into the lions' den.

538.) Only one year of his reign is mentioned, ( Daniel 9:1 11:1) but that was of great importance for the Jews. DARIUS THE MEDE, ( Daniel 6:1 11:1) 'the son of Ahasuerus,' ( Daniel 9:1) who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom ont he death of Belshazzar, being then sixty-two years old.( lord), the name of several kings of Media and Persia.

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