When Cyrus judged he had sufficiently regulated his affairs at Babylon,
he thought proper to take a journey into Persia. On his way thither he
went through Media, to visit Darius, to whom he carried many presents,
telling him at the same time that he would find a noble palace at Babylon
ready prepared for him whenever he should please to go thither. After a
brief stay in Persia, he returned to Babylon, accompanied by his uncle,
where they counseled together a scheme of government for the whole
empire.
The fame of Daniel, as one who had served under so many kings in Babylon,
and also as one to whom the gods had imparted a miraculous degree of
wisdom, was spread throughout the city and provinces of Babylon; and,
since his appearance before the king as the interpreter of the mysterious
handwriting on the night of the fatal banquet, his name was held in great
reverence by all the dignitaries of that city.
In a magnificent apartment of the king's palace in the conquered city of
Babylon, sat together, in earnest conversation, Darius the Mede, and
Cyrus the hero of Persia.
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