How Long to Read Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition

How Long Does it Take to Read Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 17 minutes to read Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition by Martha C. Taylor

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

Description

Best known for his account of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides (c. 454–c. 395 b.c.) was an Athenian general and historian. This valuable commentary addresses the most famous part of Thucydides’s narrative: the Sicilian Expedition (books 6–8.1), which resulted in a major defeat for Athens. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Greek, Martha C. Taylor’s student-friendly text is the first single volume in more than a century to focus on the expedition and the first to include the Melian Dialogue (5.84–116), considered the “prelude” to the invasion. Many beginning readers...

How long is Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition?

Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition by Martha C. Taylor is 486 pages long, and a total of 124,416 words.

This makes it 164% the length of the average book. It also has 152% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 19 minutes to read Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition aloud.

What Reading Level is Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition?

Thucydides's Melian Dialogue and Sicilian Expedition 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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