How long does it take to read SPQR?
a history of ancient Rome
SPQR by Mary Beard takes about 11 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2015. 650 pages, about 178,750 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A history of the first millennium of the Roman Empire.
Subjects: Roman Empire, History, Rome, history, Ancient, Rome
