Babylon (539 BC) — the same event in The Bible and Herodotus

The Bible: That night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was killed and the Babylonian empire fell. Darius the Mede took the kingdom and began to rule…

What each source says

The Bible · 539 BC · 바벨론

That night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was killed and the Babylonian empire fell. Darius the Mede took the kingdom and began to rule, so that, as Jeremiah had prophesied, the proud city fell in a single night. tradition

Location: 다니엘 5:30

Herodotus, Histories · 539 BC · Babylon

Cyrus marches on Babylon and takes the city by draining the lake and river through canals

ἐπείτε δὲ ὁ Κῦρος πορευόμενος ἐπὶ τὴν Βαβυλῶνα ἐγίνετο ἐπὶ Γύνδῃ ποταμῷ, τοῦ αἱ μὲν πηγαὶ ἐν Ματιηνοῖσι ὄρεσι, ῥέει δὲ διὰ Δαρδανέων, ἐκδιδοῖ δὲ ἐς ἕτερον…
Location: 1.188-191

Where the sources differ

A and B are two of the sources listed above.

On what pointSource ASource BWhat differs (in Korean)
WhoThe BibleHerodotus, Historiesa 메대 다리오가 나라를 얻음 / b 키루스가 점령
OutcomeThe BibleHerodotus, Historiesa 벨사살 살해, 하룻밤에 무너짐 / b 호수·강을 운하로 돌려 진입

Place: Babylon

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