Question: Q) Did Daniel serve under Cyrus?

Daniel (, Hebrew "God is my Judge") is the hero of the Book of Daniel.  Some conservative scholars continue to argue that Daniel was a genuine individual and that the book that bears his name reflects real history, but the broad consensus is that Daniel never existed and that the book is a cryptic allusion to the reign of the 2nd century BCE Greek king Antiochus IV Epiphanes.  A noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel. <SEP>  Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly and eventually conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia and the Caucasus.  From the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, Cyrus the Great created the largest empire the world had yet seen.  Under his successors, the empire eventually stretched at its maximum extent from parts of the Balkans (Bulgaria-Paeonia and Thrace-Macedonia) and Eastern Europe proper in the west, to the Indus Valley in the east. Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 "Kūruš"; <a href="New%20Persian">New Persian</a>: کوروش "Kuruš"; <a href="Hebrew">Hebrew</a>: כֹּרֶשׁ "Koresh"; <a href="Circa">c.</a> 600 – 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great  and also called Cyrus the Elder by the Greeks, was the founder of the <a href="Achaemenid%20Empire">Achaemenid Empire</a>.  His regal titles in full were The Great King, King of Persia, King of Anshan, King of Media, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, and King of the Four Corners of the World. <SEP> Far Q is the debut studio album by British rock band Lower Than Atlantis.  Following multiple line-up changes, the band gained drummer Eddy Thrower before starting work on "Far Q".  The album was recorded above a printing factory in Hertfordshire between September and November 2009 with producer Daniel Lancaster.  "Taping Songs Off the Radio" was released as a single in early March 2010 with "Far Q" following later that month.  It was released through A Wolf at Your Door.  A vinyl edition was released by German label Redfield.  The album was critically lauded upon release.  "Far Q" was released as a single in mid-July.  In September and October, the band toured the UK on the Rock Sound Presents... Powered by Fender with Architects, Norma Jean and Devil Sold His Soul. <SEP> Digi+Phonics is an American hip hop production team, composed of California-based record producers Tae Beast, Sounwave, Dave Free and Willie B.  They currently serve as the main in-house producers for Carson-based record label, Top Dawg Entertainment.  Digi+Phonics work significantly on projects from all the members of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, who are also signed to Top Dawg and is composed of rappers Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul.  Their best known productions include "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" by Kendrick Lamar, "There He Go" by ScHoolboy Q, and "Terrorist Threats" by Ab-Soul.  They frequently co-produce songs together and put the finishing touches on the projects released by Top Dawg Entertainment.