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How long does it take to read The Roman Empire?

Isaac Asimov

The Roman Empire by Isaac Asimov takes about 5 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 5 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1967. 277 pages, about 76,175 words. Written for children.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 28 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 5 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 10 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An historical survey of Rome and her Empire from 30 B.C. to 476 A.D., five-hundred years during which the heritage of Roman law and Christianity developed and survived the Germanic invasions.

Subjects: History

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