Darius the Mede


Daniel 5:30-31

That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.



Critics point out that Cyrus conquered Babylon and became its next king in 538/539 BC; Darius I of Persia (not Media) didn't start his reign until 521 BC.

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