A Murder on the Appian Way: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Roma Sub Rosa series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Murder on the Appian Way runs 16.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Scott Harrison (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Roma Sub Rosa Series
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 56.9 hours before it; books 1 to 12 run 135.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Blood | 15 hrs |
| 2 | Arms of Nemesis | 10.5 hrs |
| 3 | Catilina’s Riddle | 18.8 hrs |
| 4 | The Venus Throw | 12.6 hrs |
| 5 | A Murder on the Appian Way | 16.6 hrs |
| 6 | The House of the Vestals: The Investigations of Gordianus the Finder | 7.8 hrs |
| 7 | Rubicon | 8.8 hrs |
| 8 | Last Seen in Massilia | 8.5 hrs |
| 9 | A Mist of Prophecies | 9.7 hrs |
| 10 | The Judgment of Caesar | 11.4 hrs |
| 11 | A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder | 8.3 hrs |
| 12 | The Triumph of Caesar | 8 hrs |
More narrated by Scott Harrison
Scott Harrison narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 88 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf
1,602 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Murder on the Appian Way is book 5 of Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series: a 16.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Harrison, released April 28, 2009, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Scott Harrison
- Released
- April 28, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- The Roma Sub Rosa Series #5
- ISBN
- 9781483068961
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Murder on the Appian Way as an audiobook?
A Murder on the Appian Way runs 16.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is A Murder on the Appian Way free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Murder on the Appian Way?
A Murder on the Appian Way is narrated by Scott Harrison.
Is A Murder on the Appian Way worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.5 hours.