![]() ![]() Herodotus, on the other hand, claims that Cyrus overthrew the previous Median king in a coup, and he recognizes no further Median kings. Xenophon describes a Median king, Cyaxares II, who was the actual head of government while Cyrus led the Medo-Persian armies on campaigns of conquest. Chapter 2 summarizes, compares, and evaluates the two major classical historians who give an account of the accession of Cyrus, Herodotus and Xenophon. A major conclusion of this chapter is that the issue of Darius the Mede has as much to do with the nature of the accession of Cyrus as it does with Darius himself. ![]() Chapter 1 of this study is intended to provide basic introductory information to understand the issue of Darius the Mede and the history of interpretation of the problem. This dissertation is an investigation of the historical problem concerning the identification in extrabiblical sources of the king called “Darius the Mede” in the book of Daniel. ![]()
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