How Long to Read The Myths of Rome

How Long Does it Take to Read The Myths of Rome?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read The Myths of Rome by Emeritus Professor of Classics T P Wiseman

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

Description

There was once a dream that was Rome. So says the old emperor Marcus Aurelius in Ridley Scott's epic Gladiator. It was a Rome of free citizens, brave, incorruptible, loved by the gods. It had its own myths, the stories that defined what the Romans were, and in due course it achieved mythic status itself. The myths of Rome have inspired artists, writers and statesmen throughout the ages: from Botticelli's Primavera and Shakespeare's Roman plays to Machiavelli's Discourses and Addison's Cato - a key text for the founding fathers of the American revolution. And yet, while a wealth of material dealing with Greek myth exists, the myths of Rome are a neglected topic. Some authorities have even claimed that the Romans had no mythology at all. Wiseman's remarkable new contribution to this almost totally unexplored field is highly illustrated and characteristically ambitious in its threefold purpose: to collect, and present in readable and accessible form, the neglected evidence for Roman myths, both iconographical and literary; to attempt to trace the development of the Roman story-world over time, from the sixth century BC to the second AD; to explore its afterlife in western culture from the Renaissance to the present day, with generous illustration of the visual evidence from ancient and post-Renaissance sources. Peter Wiseman is Professor of Classics at the University of Exeter and a Fellow of the British Academy.

How long is The Myths of Rome?

The Myths of Rome by Emeritus Professor of Classics T P Wiseman is 390 pages long, and a total of 97,500 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Myths of Rome Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read The Myths of Rome aloud.

What Reading Level is The Myths of Rome?

The Myths of Rome is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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