Considered even more broadly, the historical background of pillage is also directly relevant to the current state of a country's cultural heritage and thus should be an integral part of the deliberations of the CPAC [Cultural Property Advisory Committee], especially in determining whether the cultural patrimony of the requesting country is in jeopardy from pillage. If a substantial portion of the archaeological heritage of a nation has already been lost in the past, even moderate levels of looting would constitute a serious threat, and it becomes even more critical to preserve the little that remains.

Then, as now, they spent their days walking around the city they love, frequenting favorite restaurants or cooking meals at home, and serving as each other’s creative soundboard.

The facilities at Harvard Law School included lockable and unlockable carrels and lockable rooms. The lockable carrels and rooms were limited in number and were assigned to students by priority based on age.

But in the half light of dawn, at about half past four, a destroyer came towards them from the west, throwing a deep, feathery bow wave of white foam aside as she cut through the water, bearing down on them.