Read: The Persian Empire Short Article
The Medo-Persians, led by King Cyrus II, invaded Babylonia from the east in June of 539 B.C. In biblical chronology, this occurred near the finish of the Babylonian exile. Inside a brief time, Daniel became a trusted adviser to the new Medo-Persian Empire. Pasargadae was the capital of the Persian Empire from the 6th century BC,...