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First Man In Rome by Colleen McCullough

First Man In Rome: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Masters of Rome series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the First Man In Rome audiobook runs 36.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Stanley McGeagh (about 24.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

36.2listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 36.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish First Man In Rome at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day73 days
1 hour / day37 days
2 hours / day19 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×25 days

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What our data says

  • At 36.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Stanley McGeagh

Stanley McGeagh narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 56 hours in all.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

64 Historical (Fiction) 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

First Man In Rome is book 1 of Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series: a 36.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Stanley McGeagh, released September 13, 2012, on the Legal & Political and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
36.2 hrs
Narrated by
Stanley McGeagh
Released
September 13, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Legal & Political, Historical (Fiction), Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Masters of Rome #1
ISBN
9781448164684

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the First Man In Rome audiobook?

First Man In Rome runs 36.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 24.1 hours.

Is the First Man In Rome audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates First Man In Rome?

First Man In Rome is narrated by Stanley McGeagh.

Is First Man In Rome worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 24.1 hours, saving 12.1 hours.