The following list ranks wars and times of war or conflict by their duration, including both historical and ongoing battles.

Dec 4, 2019 · Today, let’s look at 10 of the longest wars in human history and rank them according to how many years they lasted. We’ll also learn a little bit about the driving forces and effects of each one.

The Longest Wars Ever To Be Fought In Human History Conflict and war have been brutal facts of life in human history. Throughout the ages, the world has seen battles between nations that have changed …

Jun 30, 2025 · 1. Iberian religious war It is marked as the longest continuous war in human history, fought between the Catholic Spanish Empire and the Moors living in what is now Morocco and …

Jan 5, 2025 · War is a complex and often brutal aspect of human history. Some conflicts stretch on for decades, becoming a part of national identities and shaping geopolitics for generations. In this post, …

May 16, 2025 · 5. Roman-Germanic Wars Wiki Media Another one of the longest wars in history was between the Romans and various Germanic peoples that lasted 588 years. The nature of the wars …

May 10, 2025 · Here are ten of history’s longest-running wars, ranked by their duration, impact, and historical legacy. 1. The Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) Despite the name, the Hundred Years’ …

Oct 14, 2025 · The longest war in history was the Reconquista of Spain which lasted for a staggering 781 years. In 801, after decades of Islamic rule in Spain from 718, European rulers finally started to …

Jan 3, 2025 · Chechen–Russian War One of history's longest wars is also one of its most recent—the Chechen–Russian conflict lasted 232 years between 1785 and 2017. In 1785, the Russian Empire …

May 19, 2016 · As the name implies, the war went on for a long time, just as several other notable wars have. Some of them were actually a series of wars with brief lulls between major campaigns, and …