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Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations by Paul Strathern

Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations audiobook runs 6.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.2 hours of listening.

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30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 7,179 World 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

Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations is an audiobook by Paul Strathern: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Elliot Fitzpatrick, released March 3, 2020, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.2 hrs
Narrated by
Elliot Fitzpatrick
Released
March 3, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781515945642

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations audiobook?

Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is the Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations audiobook free?

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Who narrates Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations?

Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations is narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick.