Posted by Ezra6:14,15 [Bibleman] on November 29, 1999 at 00:35:14 {DGglKT6Uj2MRXA6xmpscslyACFuF8c}:
In Reply to: IBELIEVE:CHRONOLOGY BASIC posted by 70-WEEKS on November 29, 1999 at 00:20:34:
Part 1 supplement. I forgot...
Hi Ibelieve,
I forgot to say that what Ezra 6:14,15 establishes is that 1) Darius I only ruled for six years and that 2) Artaxerxes followed him on the throne, therefore, there was no separate rule for Xerxes (Xerxes and Artaxerxes were the same king - per Persian custom the kings always changed their names when they became king and Xerxes changed his name to Artaxerxes, later claiming he was his own son).
So this is a neat secret. If you desperately try to prove that Xerxes and Artaxerxes were two different kings then you'll discover the secret to the conspiracy.
This is where you begin.
Jan, AF and Carl will scream and yell for a doctor if you bring up Artaxerxes or Persepolis. They can't deal with it.
Did you know that Artaxerxes is buried between Darius I and Darius II at Naqsh-i-Rustam where the royal tombs are? Xerxes is allegedly buried in a newer grave to the side of the first three built.
Strange...
Check it out.
It's nice you will put this information on a website for many to compare.
Okay, you're on your way. Let us know how you're progressing. Let us know who is winning the debate from your perspective!!!
Cheers,
Bibleman