booty

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Important works of art from Bohemian lands were destroyed by iconoclasts during the Hussite Wars of the 15th century, and much was taken as booty during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The Rosetta Stone, found in 1799, provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphics; it was discovered by the French army and was seized by the British as war booty.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

He doesn’t sail the seas in search of sunken ships and pirate booty.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Assyrian ivory carving of a man leading an antelope by the horns, as booty to enrich a treasury.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

They were greedy for plunder and booty and pleased to be on what they were sure would be the winning side.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques