- Darius:
- This was Cyaxares, son of Astyages, king of Media, and maternal uncle to Cyrus, who allowed him the title of his conquests, as long as he lived. "It pleasedªª° Dariusª to setª° overª the kingdomª an hundredª and twentyª princes,ª which¹ should beª° over the wholeª kingdom;ª" {Dan 6:1} + "In the firstª yearª of Dariusª the sonª of Ahasuerus,ª of the seedª¹ of the Medes,ª which¹ was made kingª° over¹ the realmª of the Chaldeans;ª" {Dan 9:1}
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