The research addresses the assault on cultural property during armed conflicts, explaining the history of the destruction of such property, whether deliberate or as a side effect of military operations, with historical examples such as the destruction of the Theodosian Temple in 391 AD and the demolition of mosques in Andalusia in 1492. It also points to the evolution of attacks aimed at erasing the identity of certain groups for religious or ethnic reasons. The influence of jurists' writings si...