How long does it take to read The Histories?
Polybius, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh
The Histories by Polybius, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh takes about 9 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 31 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1542. 519 pages, about 142,725 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 103 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Greek with facing English translation
Subjects: Ancient History, History, Imperialism, Greece -- History, African Americans, Fiction
