r/Documentaries • u/CriticismExtension46 • 4d ago

Recommendation Request Recommendation Request: Non propaganda history

Hello, as the title suggests, are there any content creators who make documentaries about history and events throughout time that has only the truth in it and is as realistic as possible? i see alot of documentaries about for example Constantinople but theres always missing pieces, i want to start educating myself on the past with nothing but the truth and without false news, if someone can help me i would appreciate it, i’m stuck for now not knowing who to watch and trust about info

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u/subadai 2d ago

might want to bite the bullet and read a few books

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u/CriticismExtension46 2d ago

do you think documentaries are more bias than books in your personal opinion? because how would people create documentaries without the help of written info for example

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u/subadai 1d ago

Well there are going to be bad books and good documentaries, but I think the best books are going to be far more rigorous than the best documentaries. But you are right to be skeptical of history generally.

Michael Parenti has a great book about the late roman republic and the assassination of Julius Ceasar which dives into the history of how the story of Ceasar has been told. If you are interested in navigating propaganda and these meta-historical issues, that might be a good place to start. There's a lot of discussion of the problems about history, generally speaking. I wish I had a book about Constantinople to recommend, but this is a very solid one about Rome.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37811.The_Assassination_of_Julius_Caesar