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Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor by Phil J. Ponce

Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor audiobook runs 3.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Phil J. Ponce (about 2.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.7listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 3.7 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 3,272 Europe 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

Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor is an audiobook by Phil J. Ponce: a 3.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil J. Ponce, released February 4, 2025, on the Europe and Ancient Civilizations shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.7 hrs
Narrated by
Phil J. Ponce
Released
February 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe, Ancient Civilizations
ISBN
9798347940516

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor audiobook?

Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor runs 3.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.5 hours.

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Who narrates Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor?

Justinian: The Emperor Who Built an Empire… and Doomed It: The Ambition, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Byzantium’s Greatest Emperor is narrated by Phil J. Ponce.