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*** Heck, Alexander's conquest only put a brief pause to the conflict. One thousand years later, Greeks and Persians were ''still'' fighting each other.

* See also the [[wikipedia:Arauco War|Arauco War]], which started in 1536 and ended circa 1883. And [[wikipedia:Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco|some people]] want to start it back up again.

* [[The Crusades]] started when the Byzantine Emperor began drumming up recruits in the West, and the Pope thought it a good way to [[Genghis Gambit|get rid of unruly knights.]] Or they started when Muslim invasions triggered an on and off series of wars between Christians, and Muslims and-whoever. Or they are still going on. Or [[Your Mileage May Vary|however]]. And yes you are [[Xanatos Roulette|getting the idea.]]

* Bizarre sort-of-well-not-really examples: [[wikipedia:List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity|Various wars]] have lasted a long time because people forgot the war was officially still going on. The [[wikipedia:Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War|Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War]] is notable for having no casualties, with no shots fired.

* Inversion: The [[wikipedia:Anglo-Zanzibar War|Anglo-Zanzibar war]] lasted somewhere between 33 and 45 minutes.