These Old Artifacts Are Proof That Cats Have Been Little Sh*ts Since Ancient Rome

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

For years, cats have been infamously known for just flat out not giving a shit. Letting paint dry? Well, now its a collaboration. Working on your senior thesis? Better move those drinks away from the computer. Trying to enjoy a romantic night in with the girlfriend? Enjoy the complimentary feline ass in your face at the absolute worst moments possible.

Really, when it comes down to it, cats have historically been inconsiderate little ass hats for as long as we can remember - sorry cat people, but it's true. But have they always been this way? Ancient records tell us, yes. Yes they have.

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Here's an old Roman roof tile from around 100 A.D. - that's almost 2,000 years ago. As you can see, it features for than just one cat paw imprint.

And it is one of the oldest examples of cat â€œvandalismâ€ in the U.K.

â€œWhen Romans made roof tiles they left the wet clay out to dry in the sun,â€ says a Gloucester City Museum spokesman. â€œAnimals, and people, sometimes walked across the drying tiles and left their footprints behind. The cat is thought to have snuck across the wet tiles in Gloucester in about AD 100, probably at the annoyance of the tile makersâ€¦â€

This one was discovered in Washington State, and must have come to the New World by ship long ago. The date is uncertain, but it's definitely from before the year 500 A.D.

Even this document, dated March 11th, 1445, fell prey to the uncaring antics of a cat.

In conclusion? Cats have never changed, and it doesn't seem as though they ever will.