 Daniel had been a friend and a prophet and a prime minister for Nebuchadnezzar, the great king. But now he's in more or less been forgotten because a young man is now on the throne by the name of Belshazzar, who was the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, the great king. Now Babylon at that time was the greatest empire in the world. It was the most powerful nation in the world. It was the richest nation in the world.