In 585 BC, a total solar eclipse suddenly plunged a battlefield into darkness as the Lydians and Medes fought a six-year war. According to the ancient historian Herodotus, both armies interpreted the solar eclipse as an omen and agreed to stop fighting. The peace was sealed by a royal marriage between Lydia and Media, bringing the conflict to an end.
Discover the incredible story of the Battle of the Eclipse, one of the most famous eclipses in ancient history and how a solar eclipse may have changed the course of a war.
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