The Pigeons of Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome may have more pigeons than New York City… Save 10% on your purchase of Krieg Eterna with the code 10ROMEOFF: My new book, “Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines“ is now available! Check it out here: Check out my other YouTube channels, @toldinstonefootnotes and @scenicroutestothepast Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon: If you’re so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web: 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