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Turns out such a thing really did happen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eclipse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eclipse ... in this c
by ereyes01 9y ago
Turns out such a thing really did happen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eclipse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eclipse
... in this case, the eclipse led to the battle being canceled in favor of a peace treaty, out of fear of divine rage.
Dan Carlin covers it in King of Kings (his history of ancient Persia), which is a great listen.