Let's Learn! TV Shows

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8 Days that made Rome:  (So good!)  Hulu, Amazon, Roku, Apple+ and Paramount+

Pompeii:       https://tubitv.com/series/3994/pompeii?start=true

Nero:     https://tubitv.com/series/3945/nero-the-obscure-face-of-power?start=true

Rome:   https://tubitv.com/series/300007840/rome?start=true

Rome:  Dream of Italy      Rome - Dream of Italy

St. Peter (Vatican):  https://tubitv.com/series/4001/st-peter-the-persecution-of-christians?start=true

Caesar Augustus:   https://tubitv.com/series/2392/augustus-the-first-emperor?start=true

Villa Borghese:  https://tubitv.com/movies/451747/park-life-rome?start=true

Rome:  https://tubitv.com/series/4789/the-destiny-of-rome?start=true

Colosseum:  (documentary...might be too academic/boring)  https://tubitv.com/series/3277/colosseum-the-whole-story?start=true

Colosseum Mini-series:  https://www.history.com/shows/colosseum/season-1

Roman Empire:  Watch Roman Empire | Netflix Official Site


Florence:  

Medici: Magnificent and Masters of Florence   Watch Medici | Netflix Official Site

Davinci's Demons (3 seasons mini-series Starz / Amazon)

Dream of Italy Episode on Florence     Florence - Dream of Italy 

Michaelangelo:   Sin   Rent on Amazon  

The Agony and the Ecstasy:  (book) Irving Stone

        (movie) with Charleton Heston:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BWelkqNj-c

Artists of Florence:  Watch Museum Secrets | Prime Video (amazon.com)

Life of Leonardo deVinci:  https://pluto.tv/on-demand


Venice: Dream of Italy Episode on Venice




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