How long does it take to read Egypt, Greece, and Rome?
civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean
Egypt, Greece, and Rome by Charles Freeman takes about 11 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 59 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1996. 654 pages, about 179,850 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a unique and comprehensive introduction to the ancient Mediterranean and its three major civilizations, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. It reveals a fascinating picture of the deep links between the cultures across the Mediterranean and explores the ways in which these civilizations continue to be influential to this day. Beginning with the emergence of the earliest Egyptian civilization around 3200 BC, Charles Freeman follows the history of the Mediterranean over a span of four millennia to AD 600, beyond the fall of the Roman empire in the west to the emergence of the Byzantine empire in the east. In addition to the three great civilizations, the peoples of the Ancient Near East and other lesser-known cultures such as the Etruscans, Celts, Persians, and Phoenicians are explored. The author examines the art, architecture, philosophy, literature, and religious practices of each culture, set against its social, political, and economic background. Ample space is also given to key individuals, from Homer to Horace, the Pharaoh Akhenaten to the emperor Augustus, Alexander the Great to Julius Caesar, Jesus to Justinian, and Aristotle to Augustine.
Subjects: Civilization, Civilization, ancient, Civilization, classical, Mediterranean region, Mediterranean region, history, Rome, history
