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Cyaxares II (Ancient Greek: Κυαξάρης) was a king of the Medes whose reign is described by the Greek historian Xenophon. Some theories have equated this figure with the "Darius the Mede" named in the Book of Daniel. He is not mentioned in the histories of Herodotus or Ctesias, and many scholars doubt that he actually existed. The ...
Nov 9, 2019 · In summary, I think there is strong evidence for Darius the Mede to be Cyaxares II, the last king of the Median empire. As such, Cyaxares II and Cyrus form a unified alliance against their enemies (including Babylon) until Cyaxares dies in peace in 537 BC. After that time, Cyrus takes over sole rule of the empire.
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The original Douay-Rheims Bible claims that Darius the Mede was another name for Astyages. "Cyaxares II". The Greek writer Xenophon tells of a Median king called Cyaxares who was the son of Astyages; Xenophon is not generally given credence by historians, and he does not, in any case, say that this alleged Cyaxares ruled Babylon.
Shortly after the fall of Assur, the Babylonian king Nabopolassar met Cyaxares at the ruins of the city, and they concluded an alliance against Assyria which was sealed by diplomatic marriages, with Nabopolassar's son Nebuchadnezzar II marrying Cyaxares's daughter Amytis, and Cyaxares marrying a daughter or granddaughter of Nabopolassar.
- Syromedia (present-day Qyzqapan)
- Ancient Iranian religion
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1. first year of Darius—Cyaxares II, in whose name Cyrus, his nephew, son-in-law, and successor, took Babylon, 538 B.C. The date of this chapter is therefore 537 B.C., a year before Cyrus permitted the Jews to return from exile, and sixty-nine years after Daniel had been carried captive at the beginning of the captivity, 606 B.C.
His conclusion that Darius the Mede is Cyaxares II mainly derived from Xenophon’s book Cyropaedia. Xenophon was a student of Socrates, a soldier and a historian. Dr. Anderson believes that Cyrus had a coregency with Darius the Mede (Cyaxares II) his father-in-law then became sole king on the death of Cyaxares II.
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- Dr. Steven Anderson wrote his Ph.D. dissertation on Darius the Mede. His conclusion that Darius the Mede is Cyaxares II mainly derived from Xenoph...
- From what I can tell in other answers, it is eluded to that Daniel is speaking to King Darius I. I would like to bring some evidence that the Book...
- Recently, Tom Finley, professor emeritus of Old Testament and Semitics at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, wrote an article on this...
- Who was Darius the Mede? It is often claimed that there is no evidence of Darius the Mede outside the Bible in the book of Daniel. Those who claim...
- In another (older) article, William Shea made a different proposal , namely that Darius the Mede refers to Ugbaru; the general who conquered Babyl...
Darius the Median—that is, Cyaxares II, the son and successor of Astyages, 569-536 B.C. Though Koresh, or Cyrus, was leader of the assault, yet all was done in the name of Darius; therefore, he alone is mentioned here; but Da 6:28 shows Daniel was not ignorant of Cyrus' share in the capture of Babylon.
