![]() ![]() Frontinus said that Julius Caesar used pigeons as messengers in his conquest of Gaul. ![]() The Romans used pigeon messengers to aid their military over 2000 years ago. ![]() Early history Īs a method of communication, it is likely as old as the ancient Persians, from whom the art of training the birds probably came. Pigeons have also been used to great effect in military situations, and are in this case referred to as war pigeon. They have been used in many places around the world. The pigeons were transported to a destination in cages, where they would be attached with messages, then the pigeon would naturally fly back to its home where the recipient could read the message. Pigeons were effective as messengers due to their natural homing abilities. Pigeon post is the use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Pigeon post (1843 painting by Miklós Barabás) ![]()
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