Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ancient Rome may have more pigeons than New York City…
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Origin story
1:19 Pigeons on Roman farms
2:16 Pet pigeons
3:20 Homing pigeons
3:57 War pigeons
5:13 Krieg Eterna
6:16 Pigeons and Venus
7:53 Feral pigeons
8:59 A bird of many feathers
Ancient Rome may have more pigeons than New York City…
Save 10% on your purchase of Krieg Eterna with the code 10ROMEOFF: amazon.com/promocode/A1AX3U8E670S83
My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: amazon.com/Insane-Emperors-Sunken-Earthquake-Machines/dp/1633888932
Check out my other YouTube channels, @toldinstonefootnotes and @scenicroutestothepast
Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:
patreon.com/toldinstone
If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:
reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/toldinstone
instagram.com/toldinstone
goodreads.com/author/show/20993845.Garrett_Ryan
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Origin story
1:19 Pigeons on Roman farms
2:16 Pet pigeons
3:20 Homing pigeons
3:57 War pigeons
5:13 Krieg Eterna
6:16 Pigeons and Venus
7:53 Feral pigeons
8:59 A bird of many feathers
