Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire audiobook runs 17.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Chris MacDonnell (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Chris MacDonnell
Chris MacDonnell narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 98 hours in all.
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
46 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- The Peloponnesian War
- The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
- Testament: The Ancient Egyptian series epic from the bestselling Master of Adventure, Wilbur Smith
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
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire is an audiobook by Simon Baker: a 17.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris MacDonnell, released December 6, 2016, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chris MacDonnell
- Released
- December 6, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781515978848
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire audiobook?
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire runs 17.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.
Is the Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire?
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire is narrated by Chris MacDonnell.
Is Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.