How Long to Read Lives of the Sophists

How Long Does it Take to Read Lives of the Sophists?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read Lives of the Sophists by Philostratus

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

Description

Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (c. 170/172 - 247/250), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. His father was a minor sophist of the same name. He was born probably around 172, and is said by the Suda to have been living in the reign of emperor Philip the Arab (244-249). His death possibly occurred in Tyre c. 250 AD.Lives of the Sophists, written between 231 and 237 AD, is a semi-biographical history of the Greek sophists. The book is dedicated to a consul Antonius Gordianus, perhaps one of the two Gordians who were killed in 238. The work is divided into two parts: the first dealing with the ancient Sophists, e.g. Gorgias, the second with the later school, e.g. Herodes Atticus. The Lives are not in the true sense biographical, but rather picturesque impressions of leading representatives of an attitude of mind full of curiosity, alert and versatile, but lacking scientific method, preferring the external excellence of style and manner to the solid achievements of serious writing. The philosopher, as he says, investigates truth; the sophist embellishes it, and takes it for granted.

How long is Lives of the Sophists?

Lives of the Sophists by Philostratus is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lives of the Sophists Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read Lives of the Sophists aloud.

What Reading Level is Lives of the Sophists?

Lives of the Sophists is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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