Ephrem the Syrian : The iron is Alexander, the conqueror of all nations. Indeed, as iron submits all bodies, so he broke the forces of all princes and kings, and subjected their authorities. And the toes … these are the ten Hellenistic kings which originated from Alexander's empire: some of them were strong and powerful like iron; others were weak and humble. And even though they tried to settle peace and friendship among them with mutual marriages, they were never able to reach an agreement nor to stay firm in their decisions. — COMMENTARY ON Daniel 2:40 Hippolytus of Rome : "His feet," etc. Hippolytus: In the vision of the prophet, the ten horns are the things that are yet to be. — Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments - Scholia on Daniel