The Battle of Halys took place between the Medes and the Lydians in 585 BC. The Lydians were commanded by their king Alyattes II and the Medes by their king Cyaxares. The war between them was started because of their clashing intersts in Anatolia. But Herodotus claimed some Scythian hunters employed by the Medes who once returned empty-handed were insulted by Cyaxares. In revenge the hunters slaughtered one of his sons and served him to the Medes. The hunters then fled to Sardis, the capitol of the Lydians. In response, the Medes invaded. As one of the battles was about to begin, a solar eclipse occurred. Battle was avoided and a treaty was signed by the marriage of Astyages, Cyaxares' son with the daughter of Alyattes, Aryenis. The Medes were an Iranian people, who lived in the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. ... See 110 Lydia for the asteroid. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC Events and Trends 589 BC - Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt 588 BC _ Nebuchadnezzar II of... Alyattes II, king of Lydia (619_560 BC), the real founder of the Lydian empire, was the son of Sadyattes, of the house of the Mermnadae. ... Hvakhshathra or Cyaxares (625 - 585 BC) was the most capable king of Media (Iran). ... Asia Minor lies east of the Bosporus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. ... Bust of Herodotus Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡροδοτος, Herodotos) was a historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC-ca. ... Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by an Indo-Aryans known as the Scythians. ... Sardis, (also Sardes) the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, the seat of a conventus under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times, was situated in the middle Hermus valley, at the foot of Mt. ... Astyages (so-called by Herodotos; called Astyigas by Ctesias, and Aspadas by Diodorus; Akkadian: Ishtumegu) (reigned 585 BCE-550 BCE) was the son of King Cyaxares, and the last king of the Median Empire. ... Aryenis of Lydia was the daughter of King Alyattes of Lydia, the sister of King Croesus of Lydia, the wife of King Astyages of Media, the mother of Mandane of Media, and grandmother of Cyrus II. She was given in marriage to Astyages to seal a treaty between Cyaraxes of...

It is also known as the Battle of the Eclipse, which was the final battle in a fifteen-year war between Alyattes II of Lydia and Cyaxares of the Medes. It took place on May 28, 585 BC, and ended abruptly due to a total solar eclipse: the eclipse was perceived as an omen, indicating that the gods wanted the fighting to stop. Alyattes II, king of Lydia (619_560 BC), the real founder of the Lydian empire, was the son of Sadyattes, of the house of the Mermnadae. ... Lydia (disambiguation) Lydia is a historic region of western Anatolia, congruent with Turkeys modern provinces of Ä°zmir and Manisa. ... Hvakhshathra or Cyaxares (625 - 585 BC) was the most capable king of Media (Iran). ... The Medes were an Iranian people, who lived in the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC Events and Trends 589 BC - Apries succeeds Psammetichus II as king of Egypt 588 BC _ Nebuchadnezzar II of... Photo taken during the French 1999 eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun and obscures it totally or partially. ... This article is about Omens as divinatory portents. ... This article is about deities or gods from a non-monotheistic perspective. ...

A truce was hastily arranged, Alyattes's daughter Aryenis was married to Astyages the son of Cyaxares, and the Halys, site of the battle, was declared to be the border of the two warring nations. Aryenis of Lydia was the daughter of King Alyattes of Lydia, the sister of King Croesus of Lydia, the wife of King Astyages of Media, the mother of Mandane of Media, and grandmother of Cyrus II. She was given in marriage to Astyages to seal a treaty between Cyaraxes of... Astyages (so-called by Herodotos; called Astyigas by Ctesias, and Aspadas by Diodorus; Akkadian: Ishtumegu) (reigned 585 BCE-550 BCE) was the son of King Cyaxares, and the last king of the Median Empire. ... In the Aeneid, Halys is a Trojan who defends Aeneas camp from a Rutullian attack. ...

Since the exact dates of eclipses can be calculated, the Battle of the Eclipse is the earliest historical event whose date can be known with such precision.