Spent the last 4 years studying rocks. want to learn about history.

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>>2261686
I'm serious.

>>2261686
at the beginning

>>2261686
Wherever you like, as long as it's relatively modern and most importantly, peer reviewed. That's the fun and 'easy' part about history compared to STEM, you can jump in wherever you like.

>>2261686
The finno-korean hyper war. It sets the stage for everything else

pick a subject that interests you and read about it until you are sick of it, drop subject, repeat.

>>2261686
Start with the Greeks, continue with the Romans

>>2261686
pull from multiple fields, combine your reading of history with anthropology and psychology. the more holistic picture you are able to construct the better you can apply what you learn.

with respect to when, start at whatever time period interest you

pick up a general history book, for modern stuff (20th century) id recc paul johnsom, for earlier others. Find areas you like and specialise in them

History is 99% knowledge so the moment you read is the amount you know

have you thought about becoming an archeologist?

Start with the fucking Greeks

>>2261686
Ancient Greece is the cradle of Western Civilization and had a lot of ties with Egypt and the Fertile Crescent
From there you can move up until your country's history
But you can very well just start with whatever time period you like and work your way around it. You'll have to get back in time if you want to understand a period anyway, but you can still learn about the Hundred Years War without a doctorate in Antique History