Hirfanlı Dam

Has a war in history ever been stopped by the sun? According to Herodotus, it has… The Lydians and the Medes had been at war for six years; one day, right in the middle of battle, day suddenly turned to night. It was a solar eclipse that Thales of Miletus had foretold. Seeing the sky go dark, the two armies took it as a sign from the gods, laid down their arms and made peace…