7 sentences with “riches”

When men joined him, he rewarded them with plundered riches, and his army grew.

The Vikings went in search of riches of all kinds, but especially silver, which was their standard of wealth, and slaves, which were equally lucrative.

Back in Europe, financed by the incredible riches of the New World, the still newly united Spain became the greatest European power of the 16th century.

The discoveries in Sofia are part of a flowering of archaeological riches, which reveal the development of the Thracian civilisation, later subjugated to Rome.

Globalisation, the increasing interconnectedness of the world, is not a new phenomenon, but it accelerated when Western Europeans discovered the riches of the East.

The flourishing of Renaissance art and learning was a consequence of this very specific use of wealth: mercantile and banking riches were translated into social and political status through art, architecture and scholarship.

The most important voyages of discovery of the early modern period were undertaken by agents of the Spanish monarchy, beginning with that of Christopher Columbus in 1492. They were inspired as much by religious fervour as by a practical desire for riches.