11 Wars That Lasted Way Longer Than They Should Have
Thanks to lost paperwork, diplomatic technicalities, or just plain forgetting they had declared war in the first place, many countries remained in a state of war long after the actual fighting had stopped.
1. Roman Republic vs. Carthaginian Republic – 2,134 years
Cato the Elder before the Roman Senate. © Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis
After two Punic wars Rome decided [...]
