A war was ended by a solar eclipse----and became the oldest event on Earth that can be dated to the exact day. The armies of Lydia and Media were preparing for battle in Asia Minor when the eclipse occurred. Sobered by the event, the two nations signed a peace treaty. Modern astronomers have fixed the date of that eclipse at May 28, 585 B.C.
一场战争因为一次日食而结束----成为世界上可定出确切日期的最远古的事件。吕底亚和米底亚正准备在小亚细亚作战，突然发生了日食，于是两国签约讲和。现代天文学家已计算出，那次日食的时间是公元前585年5月28日。
