Cities that Shaped the Ancient World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cities that Shaped the Ancient World audiobook runs 5.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
290 World 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
Cities that Shaped the Ancient World is an audiobook by John Julius Norwich: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released August 30, 2022, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- August 30, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9798765038468
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Cities that Shaped the Ancient World audiobook?
Cities that Shaped the Ancient World runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is the Cities that Shaped the Ancient World audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Cities that Shaped the Ancient World?
Cities that Shaped the Ancient World is narrated by Julian Elfer.