The History of the Confederacy

There are other historical texts and artifacts that lend support to the idea that the medes and persians were equal partners. The only hope that they had to bring daniel down was through his piety as a faithful worshipper of the lord, he says. It is likely that the high officials and satraps presented this as a matter of political prudence. A religious vacuum had been created as nabonidas had gathered all the idols and images from the various cities into babylon. As the medo persians had advanced against him, presenting dorius as the cultic focal point for 30 days before things were restored to normal could help unite the kingdom under his rule.