Taking its name from the Latin for dove and originally referring to housing for doves/pigeons, what is the name given to a place where cinerary urns are stored?
Columbarium the archaeologic finds on Masada, a columbarium tower foundation remains. Columbarium A columbarium (pl. columbaria) is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns (those holding a deceased's cremated remains), but can also mean the nesting boxes of pigeons. The term comes from the Latin ""columba"" (dove) and, originally, solely referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons called a dovecote. Roman columbaria were often built partly or completely underground. The Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas is an ancient Roman example, rich in frescoes, decorations and precious mosaics. Today's columbaria can be either free standing units, or
The Vultures and the Pigeons The Vultures and the Pigeons The vultures and the pigeons is a fable of Jean de la Fontaine adapted from a Latin original by Laurentius Abstemius, where it was titled "De acciptribus inter se inimicis quos columbae pacaverant" (The warring hawks pacified by doves). Abstemius tells how doves manage to end a conflict between warring hawks, only to have the raptors turn on them instead. His moral is to let well alone so that the vulnerable can live at peace. In La Fontaine’s version, the protagonists are changed to vultures and pigeons ("Les vautours et les pigeons") and there are