These will be needed, as far in the plains the Persian king Cyrus the Great, plans to capture Babylon.
Thus, they were not only able to capture Babylon, but also King Nabonidus.
In the meantime, Ugbaru, the commander of the Persian forces that had captured Babylon, had taken good care that his men would not plunder or otherwise harm the city.
Without further fighting, Cyrus captured Babylon.
Darius fled over the mountains to Ecbatana (modern Hamedan), while Alexander captured Babylon.
The Persians under Cyrus the Great captured Babylon in 539 BC.
When he captured Babylon in 323 b.c.e., the city was already ancient and on the skids.
As soon as he has captured Babylon, he will divert part of his army to attack us here.
This was shortly after Cyrus captured Babylon in 539.
According to Daniel 5:31, it was the currently unidentified "Darius the Mede" who captured Babylon.