For fans of antiquity and Rome, I highly suggest you watch this podcast. Plan on it taking a few months. I don’t suggest patronizing youtube but if you can’t afford to pay for it, you can find it here.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmhKTejvqnoOrQOcTY-pxN00BOZTGSWc3
Or if you have the next few years off read Gibbons. Our founders did.