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Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past by Paul Cartledge

Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past is an audiobook by Paul Cartledge: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released August 3, 2009, on the History & Culture and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.5 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
August 3, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Military (Biography & Memoir), Law & Politics
ISBN
9781481585286

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past audiobook?

Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is the Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past audiobook free?

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Who narrates Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past?

Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past is narrated by John Lee.