I want to start reading history books but don’t know where to start, I know I can’t read everything so I thought I would start around Ancient Greece and read a few books about that, then around Alexander the Great, then SPQR, eventually napoleon, eventually the world wars, you get the point.
I felt like ancient Greece was a good starting point since the influence it had on Rome was great (from my understanding) and Rome ofc had a massive influence on the world. (Not saying that older civilizations didn’t have influence of course they did but I can’t read all of history, and I might go back and read about them eventually anyway)
I also want to start reading philosophy and i know you don’t need to read that in chronological order, but I feel like I would get a better understanding reading somewhat chronologically and I thought I could read different books about philosophy based on where I am at reading history
What do you think, is Ancient Greece a good starting point ? And what book recommendations do you have for Ancient Greek history?
by Leinad_Man