Battle of the Eclipse

Battle of the Eclipse
	Part of the Median-Lydian war
	; Halys River in the border regions of the Lydian and Median kingdoms in the early 6th century BC
Date	May 28, 585 BC (supposedly)
Location	Halys River (modern Kızılırmak River, Turkey) (supposedly)
Result	Draw as the battle is interrupted by eclipse Peace agreement;
Belligerents
Lydia	Media
Commanders and leaders
Alyattes	Cyaxares or Astyages

The Battle of the Eclipse (or Battle of Halys) 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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