Trojan HorseAfter the death of Hector the Greeks made a huge wooden horse. The Trojans dragged it into Troy, but it was full of Greek soldiers who sacked Troy
Enoch Powell, controversial British politician(John) Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician and Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974. After controversy over his Rivers of Blood speech in 1968
ALBIGENSIAN CRUSADE Regarded by Catholics as the stronghold of Satan, the town of Lavaur is sacked by crusaders and its population massacred as heretics Date: 3 May 1211
Cartoon, Theres Always Something. Having recognised Napoleon IIIs government without cabinet authority, foreign secretary Palmerston is sacked by PM Lord John Russell. Date: December 1851
Hotel Astoria after sacking, Petrograd, RussiaInterior of the Hotel Astoria after being sacked by revolutionaries, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, October 1917. Showing a corner of the lobby, with a revolutionary sentry on guard
Nineveh Sacked by MedesNineveh sacked by the Medes Date: 612 BC
Police barracks sacked by revolutionaries, RussiaPolice barracks and sacked by revolutionaries, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, after a life and death struggle. The police were killed and the prisoners were freed
Police barracks captured by revolutionaries, RussiaPolice barracks and prison captured by revolutionaries, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, after a life and death struggle. The police were killed and the prisoners were freed. Date: 1917
Police Barracks damaged, Petrograd, RussiaPolice Barracks damaged after being stormed and sacked, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, during the Revolution. Date: 1917
Fighting, TuileriesInsurgents attack the royal residences of the Tuileries and Louvre, which are then sacked by the mob. Date: 29 July 1830
Cartoon on Laziness" Whats that! You ve got the sack at the Munition Works! - What for?" " I Dunno - I never done nothing!" Date: circa 1915
Paris Riot Church RaidThe church of Saint-Joseph in Paris is sacked by anarchist rioters: alters were smashed, pictures trampled under foot & a bonfire made of the chairs. Date: 1899
Chedis of the Wat Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, ThailandView of two of the three bell-shaped Chedis (royal tombs) of the Wat Phra Si Sanphet temple (constructed between 1492 and 1532) at Ayutthaya, Thailand
Thiers home SackedThe home of Thiers, a bitter enemy of the Commune, in the place Saint-Georges, is sacked by the Communards
Chateau De NeuillyAmong the victims of the Revolution is the chateau de Neuilly, Paris, sacked by the mob
Castellucio CapturedCastellucio is captured by the insurgents, sacked and fired
Jerusalem DestroyedJerusalem is besieged, taken, sacked and destroyed by the Romans led by Titus (later emperor)
Pea PickersA scene in the Essex fields, showing green peas being picked, sacked and weighed, ready for market, England
Wwi / 1914 / Louvain SackedA French view of the German capture and sacking of the Belgian town of Louvain
Siege of JerusalemJerusalem is besieged, taken and sacked by Titus (later emperor)
Jerusalem BesiegedJerusalem is besieged and sacked by Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon : the Jews are taken into exile and weep by Babylons waters
Archbishops PalaceThe archbishops palace, close to Notre-Dame, is sacked by a Paris mob who do incalculable damage to books and manuscripts, artworks and other valuable items
Vandals Vandalise RomeRome is sacked, plundered, looted by Gaiseric and his fellow-Vandals
Rome Sacked by AlaricRome is sacked, plundered, looted, despoiled and finally burnt by Alaric I and his Visigoths
Attack on the Tuileries Palace in Paris during the French Revolution
Panama sacked by Henry MorganPanama is sacked by Henry Morgan