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by michaelsshaw 258 days ago
Join the club of people who acknowledge that there's much more interesting history than that, and you'll suddenly forget all about Rome.
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For me it's not so much what's interesting as what affects my day to day. I love Chinese history but I'm unlikely to come across anything today with origins in Chinese law, or traverse the path of a Chinese road, or use an interesting word with a Chinese etymology and an associated story from old China.
I love learning new history and I'm open to suggestions. Any less-trodden paths you'd recommend?
For national history, Chinese is probably my favorite by far.

May I suggest you do a domain-specific history dive, such as the history of computing, the history of science or some other subject you may enjoy more. That's the real good stuff.