How long does it take to read Marcus Aurelius?
warrior, philosopher, emperor
Marcus Aurelius by Frank McLynn takes about 12 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 32 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2009. 684 pages, about 188,100 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From the Publisher: Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity whose life and words still speak to us today, nearly two thousand years after his death. His Meditations remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world, and his life represents the fulfillment of Plato's famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when philosophers are rulers. Frank McLnn's Marcus Aurelius, based on all available original sources, is the definitive and most vivid biography to date of this monumental historical figure.
Subjects: Biography, Philosopher-kings, Emperors, History, Kings and rulers, Emperors, rome
