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JULY 17 - Nº 198 Ezra 1:1 – 4:6; 4:24 – 5:2; Isaiah 44:28 – 45:5; Haggai 1 – 2; Zechariah 1 – 14 Darius the Mede (also known as Cyaxares II in some history books) became the ruler when the Medes and Persians first conquered Babylon (see #196 - July 15). However, he shared power with a Persian king named Cyrus. Historical accounts are not completely clear, but it seems that Darius only ruled for two years before he died of natural causes. At that time, Cyrus became the sole r