How long does it take to read Speeches?
Speeches by Cicero takes about 8 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 52 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1499. 484 pages, about 133,100 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 152 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"As the Roman Republic lurched to its close, amid corruption, ruthless power struggles and gross inequality, Cicero produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches ever written. Whether he is quashing the Catiline conspiracy, defending the poet Archais or railing against Mark Anthony in the Philippics--The magnificent speeches in defense of liberty that cost him his life--cicero vividly evokes for us the cut and thrust of the Roman assembly, Senate and court rooms."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin, Sources, Politics and government, Correspondence, Oratory, History
