How long does it take to read Lays of Ancient Rome?
Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay takes about 2 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 40 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1800. 145 pages, about 39,875 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 176 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Poetry, History, Historical poetry, English, Rome, Poetry (poetic works by one author)