war booty

Examples (10)

• The ancient city's museums are filled with priceless war booty from past conquests.
• The soldiers seized a vast amount of war booty, including gold and precious artifacts, after the final battle.
• International law now strictly prohibits the looting of cultural treasures as war booty.
• The captured cannons were considered war booty and proudly displayed by the victors.
• This historical manuscript, once taken as war booty, was eventually returned to its country of origin.
• Many priceless artworks were lost when they were transported haphazardly as war booty.
• For some invading armies, the promise of acquiring war booty was a primary motivation.
• The peace treaty included a provision for the full repatriation of all cultural war booty.
• The victorious general had the difficult task of dividing the war booty fairly among his troops.
• He wrote a book detailing the journey of several famous paintings that were once claimed as war booty.