How Long to Read Rome as a Guide to the Good Life

How Long Does it Take to Read Rome as a Guide to the Good Life?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read Rome as a Guide to the Good Life by Scott Samuelson

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

Description

A unique, portable guidebook that sketches Rome’s great philosophical tradition while also providing an engaging travel companion to the city. This is a guidebook to Rome for those interested in both la dolce vita and what the ancient Romans called the vita beata—the good life. Philosopher Scott Samuelson offers a thinker’s tour of the Eternal City, rooting ideas from this philosophical tradition within the geography of the city itself. As he introduces the city’s great works of art and its most famous sites—the Colosseum, the Forum, the Campo de’ Fiori—Samuelson also gets to the heart of the knotty ethical and emotional questions they pose. Practicing philosophy in place, Rome as a Guide to the Good Life tackles the profound questions that most tours of Rome only bracket. What does all this history tell us about who we are? In addition to being a thoughtful philosophical companion, Samuelson is also a memorable tour guide, taking us on plenty of detours and pausing to linger over an afternoon Negroni, sample four classic Roman pastas, or explore the city’s best hidden gems. With Samuelson’s help, we understand why Rome has inspired philosophers such as Lucretius and Seneca, poets and artists such as Horace and Caravaggio, filmmakers like Fellini, and adventurers like Rosa Bathurst. This eclectic guidebook to Roman philosophy is for intrepid wanderers and armchair travelers alike—anyone who wants not just a change of scenery, but a change of soul.

How long is Rome as a Guide to the Good Life?

Rome as a Guide to the Good Life by Scott Samuelson is 281 pages long, and a total of 70,531 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Rome as a Guide to the Good Life Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 25 minutes to read Rome as a Guide to the Good Life aloud.

What Reading Level is Rome as a Guide to the Good Life?

Rome as a Guide to the Good Life 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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Where Can I Buy Rome as a Guide to the Good Life?

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