Looting History

April. 04,2023      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis

Docuseries lifting the veil on the global crime wave that is destroying the world's cultural heritage and lining the bank vaults of some of the worst criminals on the planet.

Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 2023

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6 Episode

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Episode 1 - Robbing the Cradle: The Looting Of The Iraq Museum
April. 04,2023

The Looting of the Iraq Museum: As Baghdad fell to US forces in 2003,15,000 priceless antiquities were stolen. Learn about the efforts to catch the culprits.

Episode 2 - Blood Antiquities: Islamic State And The Theft Of Syria's Past
April. 11,2023

Rewind and learn about how Western collectors turned a blind eye to ISIS selling Syria's precious ancient past to the highest bidders.

Episode 3 - Behind The Mask: Robbing The Land Of The Pharaohs
April. 18,2023

A fragment of papyrus worth more than its weight in gold appears at auction, spelling the end for a superstar Oxford don.

Episode 4 - Thou Shalt Not Steal: Hobby Lobby and the Museum of the Bible
April. 25,2023

Episode 5 - Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty Museum
May. 02,2023

Episode 6 - Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of Gold
May. 09,2023

The case of hedge-fund billionaire and collector Michael Steinhardt, who in December 2021 surrendered 180 stolen relics worth an estimated $70million and agreed to an `unprecedented” lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities.

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