Next week millions of Americans will watch a total solar eclipse. Now they are a fascinating phenomenon, but in ancient times they were seen as having a much larger impact. At one point one even stopped a battle!

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Footage and Images From:
NASA
Library of Congress
A. Davey
Damian Entwistle
Yutaka Tsutano
Zoltán Vörös

Sound Effects Thanks To:
YleArkisto

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Intro Credits
Gabriel Hudelson
Henricus
Jamestown Yorktown Foundation