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Contents. (Top) See also. List of conflicts by duration. This article is a list of conflicts by duration, including both historical and current conflicts.
- Reconquista - 781 Years
- Roman-Germanic Wars - 708 Years
- Anglo-French Wars - 706 Years
- Roman-Persian Wars - 681 Years
- Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars - 675 Years
- Crusades - 604 Years
- Arab-Byzantine Wars - 421 Years
- Yemeni-Ottoman Conflicts - 373 Years
- Moroccan-Portuguese Conflicts - 354 Years
- Russo-Turkish Wars - 350 Years
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Spanning an incredible 781 years, the Reconquista was a long and arduous war fought by Spanish and Portuguese forces against the Muslim rulers of the Iberian Peninsula. The conflict began around 711 CE when an Islamic-Berber army crossed the Straight of Gibraltar. These invaders entered Spain and Portugal, and by 718 CE, the Moors controlled much o...
The Roman-Germanic Wars were a series of conflicts that spanned 708 years, from 113 BC to 596 CE. This clash between the two civilizations resulted in the displacement of the Roman Empireand Germanic ancestral regions from the 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE. Though there were plenty of battles and alliances over these centuries, a significa...
The Anglo-French Wars were a series of conflicts fought for 706 years, extending from 1109 CE until the second defeat of Napoleon in 1815. At that point, Napoleon's Empire conceded to the combined strength of Europe. The Anglo-French Wars were mainly fought for control over French lands and included prominent battles such as Agincourt, Crecy, and W...
The Roman-Persian Wars embroiled two of the most powerful empires of the ancient world in conflict. The wars began in the mid-1st century BCE and didn't end until 628 CE, lasting a staggering 681 years. The wars began with a failed negotiation for an alliance between Mithridates II and Lucius Cornelius Sulla, followed by an invasion into Mesopotami...
The Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars were a series of conflicts that took place for 675 years between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and Bulgaria. The wars began when Khan Asparuh led his people, the Bulgars, across the Danube river into Byzantine territory in 680 CE and established their kingdom. Though the Bulgarian Empire and its successes posed a...
The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church between 1095 CE and 1699 CE. During this period, armies from European Christian kingdoms attempted to conquer Muslim-controlled lands in the Levant region of the Middle East. In addition, Christian Europe desired to reclaim or defend the Kingdom of Jerusalem from Islamic ru...
The Arab-Byzantine Wars were a series of conflicts that spanned over four centuries and one year. This long-standing animosity between the two mighty empires had many factors—including economic, geopolitical, and religious—which led to several battles until their resolution in 1050 CE. In 629 CE, Muhammed opposed the Byzantine Empire, and by 638 CE...
The Yemeni-Ottoman conflicts refer to battles between 1538 CE and 1911 CE, mostly involving the Ottoman Empire and various factions in Yemen. The Ottomans attempted to expand their imperial rule over areas in the Arabian Peninsula, explicitly targeting Yemen, thus fueling the conflict. Several successive Ottoman governors, such as Selim II and Sule...
The Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts lasted from 1415 CE to 1769 CE and were a series of wars and skirmishes between the Portuguese Empire and the Kingdoms of Morocco. The original aim of the conflict was for Portugal to gain control over Morocco to maintain their naval supremacy in the Western Mediterranean Sea. This conflict began when Portuguese fo...
The Russo-Turkish wars were a series of 12 conflicts between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire that spanned from 1568 CE to 1918 CE. During this period, the two empires fought several battles, primarily over control of religious sites in the Holy Land, access to the Black Sea, and territories in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. In 1569, the...
Learn about the 10 longest wars in recorded history, from the Reconquista to the Cold War, and their causes, consequences, and endings. Explore how these conflicts shaped the world and its people for centuries.
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- Iberian Religious Wars (Reconquista) Number of Years: 781. Dates: 711CE-1492. Location: Iberian Peninsula. Notable Figure: King Pelayo. The Iberian Religious Wars, or Reconquista, constituted the longest war in history.
- Persian-Roman Wars. Number of Years: 721. Dates: 92 BCE-629 CE. Location: Mediterranean Europe. Notable Figure: Vologases IV. Also known as the Roman–Iranian Wars, this stretch of war broke out between the successive Parthian and Sasanian Iranian empires and the Greco-Romans.
- Anglo-French War. Number of Years: 705. Dates: 1193-1898. Location: Western and Mediterranean Europe. Notable Figure: King Henry VIII. This extensive war all began with William the Conqueror overtaking England.
- Germanic Wars. Number of Years: 681. Dates: 113BCE-569CE. Location: Western Europe. Notable Figure: Julius Caesar. The Germanic Wars refer to the extremely long, ongoing series of conflicts between the Germanic tribes and the Romans.
- Arauco War, Spain Vs. Mapuche Tribe, 1536-1825. Spanish invaders fought the local Native Americans in Chile and Argentina and never conquered them due to the remoteness of the territory.
- The Hundred Years War, England Vs. France, 1337-1453. An incredible 116 years of the 2 main European powers at war. These nations would continue to clash over the years until their alliance during World War I and World War II, and their current membership in NATO make any resumption of hostilities unlikely.
- Greco-Persian Wars, Greek City States Vs. Persia, 499-449 BC. Please do not think of the modern films 300 (2007) and its sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) as documentaries!
- Wars of the Diadochi, Alexander’s Generals, 323-275 BC. When Alexander the Great died abruptly in 323 BC his empire had no clear cut heir strong enough to keep it together, and the generals that had done the conquering went to war with each other in an effort to seize power for themselves.
Apr 13, 2020 · Watch the trailer of this documentary feature that explores the human stories and drama behind America's longest war in Afghanistan. Streaming with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan.
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Aug 31, 2021 · It is America’s longest war, far longer than the country’s great victories and longer even than its previous protracted defeat in Vietnam or stalemate in Korea. Over the past two decades,...
A documentary feature that explores the human stories and drama behind America's involvement in Afghanistan, the longest war in U.S. history. It features interviews with U.S. intelligence operatives, soldiers, Afghan officials, journalists and more.
