Kievan Rus, and as
far south as northern Vietnam, Tibet, Iran" -- Reference
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137 plunder their possessions" "Looting, sacking, plundering, despoiling, orb pillagingb is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a
military or political victory, or during a catastrophe or riot,
such as during war, natural disaster, or rioting. The term is also used in a broader (some would argue metaphorical) sense, to describe egregious instances
of theft and embezzlement, such as the "plundering" of private or public assets by corrupt or overly greedy corporate executives or government authorities. The proceeds of all these activities can be described as
loot, plunder, orb pillageb. Looting originally referred primarily to the plundering of villages and cities not only by victorious
troops during warfare, but also by civilian members of the community. For example,
see War and Peace, which describes widespread looting by Moscow's citizens before Napoleon's troops enter the town, and looting by French troops elsewhere also note the looting of art treasures by the Nazis during WWII" -- Reference Wikipedia.org back to 137)
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