Battle of Halys: Solar Eclipses and the Sudden Armistice

Could a purely astronomical event be so terrifying that it forces two massively powerful armies to instantly drop their weapons and declare peace? The reality of this ancient conflict reveals the profound and paralyzing power of cosmological superstition over human violence. The Battle of Halys documents a fierce, six-year war of attrition between the Lydians and the Medes that was abruptly term...