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Reddit mentions of The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
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We found 13 Reddit mentions of The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome. Here are the top ones.
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The history of iron-fisted rulers repeats yet again.
Roman directors sent general request letters to Africa as well... not caring that there were no more beasts to send due to their insatiable desire for more Hippophants and Rhinoraffes.
Only difference is the Romans did NOT send their regards. So I guess we're making some progress :)
This might be worth a look. It's pretty much limited to political history (with limited focus on, say, cultural elements), but it's a one-volume history of the period.
http://www.amazon.com/History-Ancient-World-Earliest-Accounts/dp/039305974X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320666835&sr=1-1
The best way, in my opinion, is to read a decent history textbook on the subject. I'm quite partial to Susan Wise Bauer for non-academic, but still rich history. Her stuff is HS/College level reading material, but it's interesting in its presentation of history.
http://www.amazon.com/The-History-Ancient-World-Earliest/dp/039305974X
This is a good starter. It's a couple hundred pages of reading though. She has two more books in the series. Also worth it is Bill Bryson's a Short History of Nearly Everything, which fills in the scientific aspect that Bauer leaves out. If you're looking for other sources, /r/askhistorians is pretty much the way to go for everything:
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/books/general
It's really, really hard to learn the history of everything and everywhere. I'd say it's downright impossible. I'd pick the areas that interest you the most and learn them. If you're a fan of China, learn Chinese history. Japan more your thing? Take a look at Japanese history. Care about the Spanish conquest of the Americas? Study it. It's hard to get a lot of in depth historical knowledge about every region across all of time, but you can try. I, personally, tend to be most fascinated by the history of the ancient Middle/Near East and Europe.
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Not been too many great replies here. I have the perfect book for you. Susan Wise Bauer's History of the Ancient World. It takes you from the dawn of history (~3,000BC) to Constantine, and is a really easy read, in fact it reads almost like fiction. A real pleasure. She also has two more, taking you up to 1453, but you can decide if you want them after you have read the first one.
I'm also going to suggets Francis Fukuyama's Origins of Political Order. This was the book that made me realise I didn't understand history or politics (most people go through life without ever realising this). Its also a history book, but focusing on the theme of the origins of our political institutions. A real good one. BTW ignore the boring cover that makes it look like a dry academic read; it isn't.
I've read some good ones. I'll try to list all that I can remember from when I was getting my history degree and ones I've read for fun. I read the Iliad, odyssey, Thucydides, Herodotus. I read a lot of those guys. Unfortunately I don't have very many of my books and I can't remember all the titles. But, I do work in a library and have seen some good ones. Here are some links to some:
https://www.amazon.com/Wonders-Ancient-World-Metro-Books/dp/1435129660/ref=sr_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1495553357&sr=1-18&keywords=Wonders+of+the+ancient+world
https://www.amazon.com/History-Ancient-World-Earliest-Accounts/dp/039305974X/ref=sr_1_27?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1495553171&sr=1-27&keywords=Ancient+Greece
https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Athens-Worlds-Greatest-Civilization/dp/0812994582/ref=zg_bs_4880_22?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=C0JCVQDM2MA8DDZ43TYV
https://www.amazon.com/SPQR-History-Ancient-Mary-Beard/dp/1631492225/ref=pd_sim_14_33?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1631492225&pd_rd_r=0HRJM2DS4HWZMWWQXP8B&pd_rd_w=OTprV&pd_rd_wg=vT33O&psc=1&refRID=0HRJM2DS4HWZMWWQXP8B
https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Greeks-Illustrated-History/dp/142621670X/ref=zg_bs_4880_43?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RXBQK8K2K31NX6BE98ME
I'm currently reading History of the Ancient World by Susan Bauer.
Quite good so far.
The classic go-to book for the Christian period of Rome seems to be Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, covering the years 98-1590. I suggest an abridged version though, I didn't read much of it but it tends to draaaaaag at parts. Main thing is that Gibbon is criticized for having an overly anti-Christian slant to it.
http://www.amazon.com/Decline-Roman-Empire-Everymans-Library/dp/0307700763/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426051623&sr=8-2&keywords=rise+and+fall+of+the+roman+empire
kindle version
http://www.amazon.com/HISTORY-DECLINE-EMPIRE-COMPLETE-VOLUMES-ebook/dp/B00BFFY6T0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426051623&sr=8-1&keywords=rise+and+fall+of+the+roman+empire
For a more general viewpoint, Susan Wise Baur gives an account of many ancient civilizations throughout the world in her book, The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome. I did read all the way through this one and it's what I recommend for anyone needed a basic crash course of ancient world history.
http://www.amazon.com/History-Ancient-World-Earliest-Accounts/dp/039305974X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426051683&sr=8-1&keywords=susan+bauer+history+of+the+world
I actually really liked Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome. It's kind of a slow read, but I enjoyed it, learned a lot, and am eagerly awaiting the next volume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh7rdCYCQ_U
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307700763/?tag=freedradio-20
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire by Simon Baker
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1846072840/?tag=freedradio-20
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer
http://www.amazon.com/dp/039305974X/?tag=freedradio-20
The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire by Anthony Everitt
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812978153/?tag=freedradio-20
A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0871404230/?tag=freedradio-20
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400078970/?tag=freedradio-20
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195325419/?tag=freedradio-20
The Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman
http://www.amazon.com/dp/039332169X/?tag=freedradio-20
The Fate Of Empires by Sir John Glubb
http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf
This book, by Susan Wise Bauer, covers the earliest periods of (known) human civilization, across multiple civilizations (Middle East/Asia/Europe/etc.). Volumes 2 and 3 take you right through to 1453.
Read these and you shall be set!
Watch this series along with your reading!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9
I've been asking myself that question recently, and after surfing around I've come to three answers that have helped me:
1.) Keep surfing around. Some of the history subreddits are great places for general information, trivia, and links to cool facts, while /r/AskHistory and /r/AskHistorians are great getting answers to specific questions you have.
2.) Read a general world history. While a lot of these seems to be a bit Eurocentric and can't, by nature, go into great depth about any particular place or period, it seems to me that this is a good place to start if you aren't sure what interests you most. This reddit's book list mentions The History of the World by J. M. Roberts as a good world history book, and I've personally enjoyed The History of the Ancient World by Susan Bauer (and the other books of that series). Wikipedia is pretty great, too.
3.) Like another comment said, try to narrow your topic. It's easy to delve into history when you've picked something you find really interesting.