Correction

In a previous post, I commented that the column from the palace of Darius might have been leaned upon by Daniel & Co. Regrettably, I had not verified this information prior to publication. Subsequent research has uncovered that the Darius in question was not the Babylonian Darius, but rather the Persian Darius - the ancestor of Ahasuerus, to whom Esther was married. So there's still a Biblical connection.]

UPDATE 4/22/2009: Both Darii were Persian. Daniel's Darius was the Persian "governor" of Babylon after it fell to the Medes and Persians. Darius the Great came a bit later, and he ruled all of Persia.