How Long to Read Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic

How Long Does it Take to Read Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic by Jeremiah McCall

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

Description

This is the story of how some Roman aristocrats grew so competitive in their political rivalries that they destroyed their Republic, in the late second to mid-first century BCE. Politics had always been a fractious game at Rome as aristocratic competitors strove to outshine one another in elected offices and honors, all ostensibly in the name of serving the Republic. And for centuries it had worked - or at least worked for these elite and elitist competitors. Enemies were defeated, glory was spread round the ruling class, and the empire of the Republic steadily grew. When rivalries grew too bitter, when aristocrats seemed headed toward excessive power, the oligarchy of the Roman Senate would curb its more competitive members, fostering consensus that allowed the system—the competitive arena for offices and honors, and the domination of the Senate—to continue. But as Rome came to rule much of the Mediterranean, aristocratic competitions grew too fierce; the prizes for winning were too great. And so, a series of bitter rivalries combined with the social and political pressures of the day to disintegrate the Republic. This is the story of those bitter rivalries from the senatorial debates of Fabius and Scipio, to the censorial purges of Cato; from the murders of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, to the ultimate rivalry of Caesar and Pompey. A work of historical investigation, Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic introduces readers not only to the story of the Republic's collapse but the often-scarce and problematic evidence from which the story of these actors and their struggles is woven.

How long is Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic?

Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic by Jeremiah McCall is 329 pages long, and a total of 85,211 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic aloud.

What Reading Level is Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic?

Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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