How Long to Read Sallust's Bellum Catilinae

How Long Does it Take to Read Sallust's Bellum Catilinae?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Sallust's Bellum Catilinae by J. T. Ramsey

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

Description

In his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.) recounts the dramatic events of 63 B.C., when a disgruntled and impoverished nobleman, L. Sergius Catilina, turned to armed revolution after two electoral defeats. Among his followers were a group of heavily indebted young aristocrats, the Roman poor, and a military force in the north of Italy. With his trademark archaizing style, Sallust skillfully captures the drama of the times, including an early morning attempt to assassinate the consul Cicero and two emotionally charged speeches, by Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger, in a senatorial debate over the fate of the arrested conspirators. Sallust wrote while the Roman Republic was being transformed into an empire during the turbulent first century B.C. The Bellum Catilinae is well-suited for second-year or advanced Latin study and provides a fitting introduction to the richness of Latin literature, while also pointing the way to a critical investigation of late-Republican government and historiography. Ramsey's introduction and commentary bring the text to life for Latin students. This new edition (updated since the 2007 printing) includes two maps and two city plans, an updated and now annotated bibliography, a list of divergences from the 1991 Oxford Classical Text of Sallust, and revisions in the introduction and commentary.

How long is Sallust's Bellum Catilinae?

Sallust's Bellum Catilinae by J. T. Ramsey is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sallust's Bellum Catilinae Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Sallust's Bellum Catilinae aloud.

What Reading Level is Sallust's Bellum Catilinae?

Sallust's Bellum Catilinae 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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