It takes the average reader 10 hours and 37 minutes to read Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The acclaimed historian and author of Caesar presents “a first-rate popular biography” of Rome’s first emperor, written “with a storyteller’s brio” (Washington Post). The story of Augustus’ life is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success. He began as a teenage warlord whose only claim to power was as the grand-nephew and heir of the murdered Julius Caesar. Mark Antony dubbed him “a boy who owes everything to a name,” but he soon outmaneuvered a host of more experienced politicians to become the last man standing in 30 BC. Over the next half century, Augustus...
Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy is 625 pages long, and a total of 159,375 words.
This makes it 211% the length of the average book. It also has 195% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 30 minutes to read Augustus aloud.
Augustus is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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