In the time of the Roman Empire, Rome would import grain from Egypt, and cats probably traveled with the grain ships.
Cats probably wanted to move to Rome, got the idea for taking the grain ships, and in their passive-aggressive way, convinced their staff (the humans) to start the grain trade.😽🐈
The videos all mention that it wasn’t just the food stores the cats protected, they also protected the armories with so much leather and wood being used, materials that rats would also eat and damage, and of course killing rodents reduced disease.
Cats are worthless. They are parasites on humanity. They are creatures of the night that creep into your life. They are like your girlfriend that left you. Both will come back to torture you.
Unfortunately a few of us insane like them. I do. Cats have slept in my bed since I was a kid and now 78 years of age now.
LOL!