What kind of rule did the Medo-Persian kingdom have in Daniel 2?
Medo-Persia’s rule was not a one-man absolute dictatorship like Babylon’s; it was a joint rule of two kings, Darius and Cyrus, representing Medes and Persians. Before any military, economic, or political move, those two rulers had to agree, making unified action more difficult than under a single dictator.
Les explains that Babylon, the head of gold, was a government of one, an absolute ruler who did not have to consult anybody. The next kingdom, the Mede and Persian Empire, was inferior to Babylon in the sequence but militarily greater, since it defeated Babylon. Instead of one dictator, it had two kings who came together, Darius and Cyrus, the Medes and Persians. Before they made any kind of military, economic, or political move, they had to agree. It is harder to get two people to agree than one. The flow remains the same as the next kingdom, brass, comes on the scene: Greece under Alexander the Great, whose kingdom was later divided between four generals.