📅 28 May 585 BC
Herodotus associated a sudden darkness during battle with an eclipse reconstructed for 28 May 585 BCE.
📅 28 May 585 BC
The claim became famous, but surviving evidence does not establish what method he used or whether the prediction was precise.
📅 28 May 585 BC
The eclipse was later said to have prompted peace, illustrating how celestial events acquired political and religious meanings.
📅 28 May 585 BC
Modern calculations verify an eclipse, while the prediction narrative must be treated more cautiously than the astronomical date.
