Battle of the Eclipse
Part of the Lydo-Median War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of the Eclipse[2] (or Battle of Halys[3]) was fought in the early 6th century BC in Anatolia (present-day Turkey) between the Medes and the Lydians. According to ancient Greek historian Herodotus, the battle was interrupted by "day turning into night" – presumably a solar eclipse – and the result was a draw which led to both parties negotiating a peace treaty and ending a six-year war.
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Part of the Median-Lydian war [ru] | |||||||
Halys River in the border regions of the Lydian and Median kingdoms in the early 6th century BC | |||||||
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Lydia | Media | ||||||
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Alyattes | Cyaxares[1] |
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