How long does it take to read The Aeneid / Virgil ; Translated by Robert Fitzgerald?
The Aeneid / Virgil ; Translated by Robert Fitzgerald by Publius Vergilius Maro takes about 8 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1990. 442 pages, about 121,550 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Based in Homer's Illiad and Odyssey, the epic poem describes the adventures of Aeneas from his homeland of Troy to the region of Latium in Italy. The poem is brilliantly interwoven with themes of love, human experience, perseverance, and Roman history to create Rome's own origin story.
Subjects: Poetry, Aeneas (Legendary character), Latin Epic poetry, Legends, Epic poetry, Aeneas
