Chronicles of the Host Persia In the end, the kings of Babylon were judged by the Lord and found to be wanting in the balance, and Babylon was overthrown by the Medes, whose king was Cyrus and soon after, Darius. The city was taken without an arrow being fired, and Belshazzar was one of the few men killed in the collapse. Ever faithful to his prophet, the Lord Most High gave Daniel favor with the new king, and Daniel was appointed as an administrator over much of his domain. Sensing an opportunity in this promotion, Rugio, with the assistance of Kara, moved quickly upon the hearts of Darius’s closest ministers to engineer a jealous and hateful spirit. Within the hearts of these men they created a dark and unholy plot that might see Daniel overthrown once and for all…. The gathering of newly appointed administrators for the new kingdom had been a glorious event. Darius, who was ruler now in Babylon for the Medes, had overthrown the previous government and established 120 districts, each ruled by a capable man called a satrap.
