How long does it take to read The Aeneid?
The Aeneid by Publius Vergilius Maro takes about 6 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1592. 360 pages, about 99,000 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 733 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Virgil's masterpiece of Latin poetry, a lively, dramatic poem of daring and adventure, of love and loss, of devotion and death. "
Subjects: History and criticism, Latin Epic poetry, Virgil. Aeneis, Legends, Latin Didactic poetry, Country life
