This period of time is significantly recognized by many Biblical scholars as finding fulfilment in the prophecies of Daniel 7, 8 and 11.
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This period of time is significantly recognized by many Biblical scholars as finding fulfilment in the prophecies of Daniel 7, 8 and 11. Meanwhile skeptics allege that these prophecies were written after the events they describe producing many heated debates. The most conservative positions claim that the prophecies of Daniel were at least included in the [[Septuagint]] commissioned during these wars<ref>Josephus, Antiquities</ref> by [[Ptolemy I]].