How Long to Read Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens

How Long Does it Take to Read Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens by James P. Sickinger

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

Description

In this book, James Sickinger explores the use and preservation of public records in the ancient Athenian democracy of the archaic and classical periods. Athenian public records are most familiar from the survival of inscribed stelai, slabs of marble on which were published decrees, treaties, financial accounts, and other state documents. Working largely from evidence supplied by such inscriptions, Sickinger demonstrates that their texts actually represented only a small part of Athenian record keeping. More numerous and more widely used, he says, were archival texts written on wooden tablets or papyri that were made, and often kept for extended periods of time, by Athenian officials. Beginning with the legislation of Drakon in the seventh century B.C., Sickinger traces the growing use of written records by the Athenian state over the next three centuries, concluding with an examination of the Metroon, the state archive of Athens, during the fourth century. Challenging assumptions about ancient Athenian literacy, democracy, and society, Sickinger argues that the practical use and preservation of laws, decrees, and other state documents were hallmarks of Athenian public life from the earliest times.

How long is Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens?

Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens by James P. Sickinger is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens aloud.

What Reading Level is Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens?

Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens 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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