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This and the two following Chapter s form the concluding section of the book of Daniel. The vision occurred two years after the departure of the exiles from Babylon, and at a time when those who were rebuilding the city were beginning to experience the “troublous” times spoken of in Daniel 9:25. This section is partly supplemental to Daniel 8:9, and introduces details with regard to the fourth Empire, certain features of Daniel 7 being developed. The date of the vision is the third year of Cyrus, the prophet continuing to be known by the name which he had received more than seventy years previously.