In the 6th century BCE the Medes and Lydians were fighting near the Halys River in modern day Turkey. The Medes were fighting to avenge the murder of their king’s son. Hunters who were insulted by the king of the Medes for not brining back any food, killed his son and tricked the Medes into eating him. They then fled for the nearby Lydian empire who granted them asylum. As the battle raged on, a total solar eclipse occurred and stunned the soldiers and kings. The eclipse was taken as an omen and the two sides made peace.
Esta batalla se considera el evento histórico más antiguo del que conocemos la fecha exacta. Debido a nuestra capacidad para predecir con precisión los eclipses solares, los astrónomos han determinado que la batalla ocurrió el 28 de mayo de 585 a. C.
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