In this video, we explore Turkey's most notable historical moments, from ancient civilizations like the Hittites and Lydians to the rise and fall of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.

Many ancient civilizations saw total solar and lunar eclipses with fear. ... In the Middle East in the year 585 BC, the Lydians and Medes were in a five-year war. During battle, a total solar eclipse ...

The ancient Babylonians kept careful, detailed records of the night sky. In fact, we know the exact date of at least three solar eclipses that occurred in the second and first millenniums BCE.

In ancient China, the people thought an invisible dragon was eating the sun. ... In the Middle East in the year 585 BC, the Lydians and Medes were in a five-year war.