**Context**: Technically, Rome and Carthage were still *at war* until 1985.
After the Third Punic War ended in 146 BC (you know, the one where Rome absolutely overdid it, razed Carthage to the ground, and allegedly salted the earth just to make sure?), no one ever bothered to sign an official peace treaty. Rome just assumed “burning everything counts as paperwork.”
Fast-forward two millennia: Tunisia (modern-day Carthage) had become an independent nation, Italy was vibing in sunglasses and espresso, and someone in the Tunisian government probably went: “Hey uh… are we still technically at war with the Romans?”
So in 1985, both countries officially signed a peace treaty, finally ending the Punic Wars – 2,131 years after they started.
Just let that sink in:
Jesus, Muhammad, Charlemagne, Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc, Napoleon, Queen Victoria, Mussolini all existed while Rome was still technically mad at Carthage.
Hannibal could’ve been haunting Roman bathrooms for two millennia shouting “THIS ISN’T OVER!”
Somewhere, Cato the Elder’s ghost is still yelling “CARTHAGO DELENDA EST!!!” while Tunisian diplomats reply, “Bro, we sell tourism packages now.”
This has to be the wildest passive-aggressive grudge in history.
Emergency-Growth1617 on
WHAT??? Dude dont spoil it for me, im still waiting for the 3rd part of oversimplified’s video
Prigorec-Medjimurec on
> The Punic wars (264 BC – 1985 AD)
FTFY
CDdragon9 on
So the way is now clear to officially start a 4th punic war?
Asking for an italian friend.
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**Context**: Technically, Rome and Carthage were still *at war* until 1985.
After the Third Punic War ended in 146 BC (you know, the one where Rome absolutely overdid it, razed Carthage to the ground, and allegedly salted the earth just to make sure?), no one ever bothered to sign an official peace treaty. Rome just assumed “burning everything counts as paperwork.”
Fast-forward two millennia: Tunisia (modern-day Carthage) had become an independent nation, Italy was vibing in sunglasses and espresso, and someone in the Tunisian government probably went: “Hey uh… are we still technically at war with the Romans?”
So in 1985, both countries officially signed a peace treaty, finally ending the Punic Wars – 2,131 years after they started.
Just let that sink in:
Jesus, Muhammad, Charlemagne, Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc, Napoleon, Queen Victoria, Mussolini all existed while Rome was still technically mad at Carthage.
Hannibal could’ve been haunting Roman bathrooms for two millennia shouting “THIS ISN’T OVER!”
Somewhere, Cato the Elder’s ghost is still yelling “CARTHAGO DELENDA EST!!!” while Tunisian diplomats reply, “Bro, we sell tourism packages now.”
This has to be the wildest passive-aggressive grudge in history.
WHAT??? Dude dont spoil it for me, im still waiting for the 3rd part of oversimplified’s video
> The Punic wars (264 BC – 1985 AD)
FTFY
So the way is now clear to officially start a 4th punic war?
Asking for an italian friend.