Eclipses in Human History: 585 BC Event

摘要

The Eclipse event 28 May 585 BC is famous for various reasons.It is mentioned by the famous ancient historian Heredotus that, the eclipse waspredicted by Thales of ancient Miletos (Western Anatolia) and that the warbetween Lydians and Medes on the eclipse path in front of ancient Pteria, theAnatolian capital city of Medes, on the same day has stopped and a peace accordis made between rival kings. Pteria is now a modern archaeological excavationsite near the modern city of Sorgun in the Yozgat province of Turkey. March29, 2006 event covers the same area of this ancient war and observations of theeclipse from the same vantage point of ancient war have been made and the areaand excavations are briefly described.