It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read Xenophon's Retreat by Robin Waterfield
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"With this first masterpiece of Western military history forming the backbone of his book, Robin Waterfield explores what remains unsaid and assumed in Xenophon's account - much about the gruesome nature of ancient battle and logistics, the lives of Greek and Persian soldiers, and questions of historical, political, and personal context, motivation, and conflicting agendas. The result is a rounded version of the story of Cyrus's ill-fated march and the Greeks' perilous retreat - a nuanced and dramatic perspective on a critical moment in history that may tell us as much about our present-day...
Xenophon's Retreat by Robin Waterfield is 270 pages long, and a total of 67,500 words.
This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 8 minutes to read Xenophon's Retreat aloud.
Xenophon's Retreat is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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