How Long to Read Thucydides

How Long Does it Take to Read Thucydides?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Thucydides by Donald Kagan

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

Description

The bestselling author of The Peloponnesian War examines Thucydides as the first modern historian. Donald Kagan's magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War is recognized as a landmark of classical scholarship. Now, Kagan-one of the most respected classical historians in the world-turns his attention from one of the greatest conflicts in history to the author who so magnificently chronicled it: Thucydides, the first truly modern historian. This study offers readers a remarkable opportunity to experience one great historian engaging another across the centuries, in a work that is at once an...

How long is Thucydides?

Thucydides by Donald Kagan 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 Thucydides Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Thucydides aloud.

What Reading Level is Thucydides?

Thucydides 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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