THE BELLY AND THIGHS OF BRONZE

What does this part of the great metal image represent?

“Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.”
—Verse 39.

The belly and thighs of bronze symbolize the kingdom of Greece, which overthrew the Persians at the Battle of Arbela in 331 B.C. Alexander the Great conquered the Medes and the Persians, turning Greece into the world’s third great empire. She ruled from 331 to 168 B.C.