stackyFACTSThe Battle of Halys in ancient Anatolia was fought fiercely until the sky suddenly went pitch black. Interpreting the astronomical anomaly as a divine omen of anger, the Medes and the Lydians immediately dropped their weapons and negotiated a lasting peace treaty.
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