First of all, I'm sorry if you guys get this question a lot, but I did not find it in the faq section.

I recently became very interested in history and ancient history thanks to a few books and series, so I wanted to start reading and learning about it.

My idea is to start with ancient civilizations, greek and roman history and go all the way into the middle ages (it's a lot of information, I know). My question basically is, where should I start? or is it ok to just begin with the greek civilization and take it from there?

And, most importantly, what are some suggestions of books or other material to start with? I was looking in amazon for some books and saw two that caught my attention,

• Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire by Simon Baker
• The Oxford History of Greece & the Hellenistic World

Also, someone suggested a Podcast titled "The History of Rome" by Mike Duncan

Are these any good, or should I start with something else? Can you suggest some more material for me?

Thank you very much in advance for your answers, I hope I get to ask some more interesting questions in the future!