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HOW HISTORY FULFILLS DANIEL’S PROPHECIES OF 4 WORLD EMPIRES The Babylonian empire ruled from 606 BC-539 BC. Babylon controlled Israel for seventy years (609-539 BC) . » 605. Daniel taken captive. Nabopolassar died and Nebuchadnezzar returned to Babylon by a short route across the desert. » 597. More captives. Ezekiel and Jehoiachin » 588-586. Siege of Jerusalem. Solomon's temple in Jerusalem destroyed. Zedekiah and other captives taken. The Medo-Persian empire ruled from 539 BC to 331 BC. It defeated three nations: • Lydia. 547 BC. • Babylon. 539 BC. • Egypt. 538 BC. The leader was Cyrus the Great. He allowed the Jewish captives to go home with their sacred objects. He respected all religions and people and rebuilt the religious temples of the gods and freed all exiles. In the time of Christ, this empire was known as the Parthian empire. The bronze empire, that was also described as a leopard with four wings. It ruled from 331 BC to 168 BC under the leadership of Alexander the Great. He defeated Darius III of Persia. The Greeks defeated Persia in three decisive battles. • Battle of Granicus (334 BC). • Battle of Issus (333 BC). • Battle of Arbela (Gaugamela). 1 October 331 BC. One million Persians against 50,000 Greeks. • Siege of Tyre (332 BC). 7 months • Egypt (spring 331 BC). Temple of Amon-Ra • Battle of Hydaspes (326 BC). The last battle was against King Porus and an Indian elephant corp The kingdom was divided among his generals, the diadochi. But they fought among themselves for the kingdom. • Battle of Ipsus 301 BC. Antigonus attempted to reunite Alexander's empire under his control. He invaded Egypt, but his forces and those of his son Demetrius were defeated. Antigonus was killed. Asia Minor was taken by Lysimachus. • Battle of Corupedion 281 BC. Lysimachus was defeated by Seleucus I. • Battle of Raphia/Gaza 217 BC. Ptolemy IV defeats Antiochus III. The Roman empire ruled from 168 BC to 476 A.D. • Battle of Pydna (168 BC). Rome defeated the Greeks. In 15 days, Aemilius Paullus defeated Perseus of Macedonia at Pydna, near Mount Olympus on 22 June 168. • Battle of Actium 31 BC. Naval battle off the shores of Greece. Augustus (Octavian) defeated Cleopatra and Mark Anthony. • Battle of Adrianople (378 AD). Goths kill Emperor Valens and half the Roman army. The empire splits after this. • Battle of Chalons (451 AD). June 20. Western Rome defeats the Huns in Gaul. The Huns never establish a lasting kingdom. The prophecy stated that the Messiah would die during the rule of this empire. It also described two kings that would rule during His life, Augustus Caesar and Tiberius Caesar. Tribe Franks Allemanni Lombards Suevi AngloSaxons Burgundians Visigoths Heruli Vandals Ostrogoths http://www.teachinghearts.org/dre00maps.html#babylon European Nations France Germany Italy Portugal England Switzerland Spain Destroyed (493) Destroyed (534) Destroyed (538) The Lombards migrated to Italy after the Heruli and Ostrogoths were removed. These are the ten toes of the statue and the ten horns of the beast in the prophecies of Daniel