How Long to Read Fighting Hydra-like Luxury

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighting Hydra-like Luxury?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 6 minutes to read Fighting Hydra-like Luxury by Emanuela Zanda

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

From the Old Testament to Elizabethan England, luxury has been morally condemned. In Rome, sumptuary laws (laws controlling consumption) seemed the only weapon to defeat 'hydra-like luxury', the terrible monster that was weakening even the strongest citizens. The first Roman sumptuary law, the Lex Appia, declared that no woman could possess more than a half ounce of gold, wear a dress of different colours, or ride in a carriage in any city unless for a public ceremony. Laws listed how many different colours could be worn by members of different social classes: peasants could wear one colour, soldiers in the army could wear two, army officers could wear three, and members of the royal family could wear seven. A law passed by Emperor Aurelian stated that men couldn't wear shoes that were red, yellow, green, or white, and that only the emperor and his sons could wear red or purple shoes. A variety of other laws limited how much people could spend on parties and how many people they could invite. In this book, Emanuela Zanda explores the purposes behind the enactment of such legislation in Rome during the Republic. She engages with the historical-literary polemic against luxury and focuses on government intervention in matters of extravagance by taking into consideration not only sumptuary laws but also other measures that dealt with self-indulgence. She addresses and answers a number of questions about what exactly the ruling class was trying to achieve, about its real motivations, and about the significance of the ideological discourse surrounding the enactment of these laws.

How long is Fighting Hydra-like Luxury?

Fighting Hydra-like Luxury by Emanuela Zanda is 184 pages long, and a total of 46,736 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fighting Hydra-like Luxury Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Fighting Hydra-like Luxury aloud.

What Reading Level is Fighting Hydra-like Luxury?

Fighting Hydra-like Luxury is suitable for students ages 10 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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