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Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
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Verse 31. Darius. He is called Cyaxares by the historians, and was the son of Astyages, and uncle to Cyrus ( Challoner.) as well as to Baltassar, by the mother’s side. He is styled Astyages, (Calmet. 13:65) or Artaxerxes. Septuagint Calmet. 6:1. He takes the title of king both of the Medes and Persians. Calmet. 6:8. and so forth Calmet.
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