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PolybiusChampion t1_j0lbmy1 wrote

Reply to comment by milmad1231 in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

For a quick jump into literally everything, Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything is great.

If you want the full PHD in human history Will and Ariel Durant’s multi volume The Story of Civilization is wonderful. A bit dated, but it’s bedrock in history. You can find complete sets for reasonable money.

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Bentresh t1_j0m65cv wrote

Durant’s first volume is so badly dated that it is virtually obsolete. There are far better surveys of ancient history available now.

I wrote more about this in a previous post.

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