How long does it take to read Plutarch's Moralia?
Plutarch's Moralia by Plutarch takes about 5 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 68 of Plutarchi Chaeronensis quae extant opera
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About 5 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1500. 288 pages, about 79,200 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 211 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Moralia of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but often are also timeless observations in their own right.
Subjects: Ancient Ethics, Ancient Philosophy, Animals (Philosophy), Biography, Ethics, Greek Oracles
