Excerpt from Daniel, Darius the Median, Cyrus the Great: A Chronologico Historical Study; Based on Result of Recent Researches, and From Sources Hebrew, Greek, Cuneiform, Etc The substantial accuracy of the several sources of information thus described, and to which reference is made, will be assumed without much questioning, other than that which may arise in the process of endeavor ing to secure a satisfactory interpretation. In cases of positive or inexplicable disagreement or demonstrable error in secular writers, whether classical or monu mental, the inscriptions ou the latter will be esteemed as of superior authority, when their several narratives are not incompatible one with another. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.