How long does it take to read History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged?
Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged by Edward Gibbon takes about 11 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 28 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1776. 625 pages, about 171,875 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 222 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever written. This abridgment retains the full scope of the original, but in a compass equivalent to a long novel. Casual readers now have access to the full sweep of Gibbon's narrative, while instructors and students have a volume that can be read in a single term. This unique edition emphasizes elements ignored in all other abridgments--in particular the role of religion in the empire and the rise of Islam.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Subjects: C., Histoire, Ancient History, Historia, Rome, Imperio Bizantino
