Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy audiobook runs 13 hours unabridged, narrated by David Drummond (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Drummond
David Drummond narrates 142 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,696 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
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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
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy is an audiobook by John R. Hale: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by David Drummond, released June 1, 2009, on the Military (History) and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Drummond
- Released
- June 1, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Europe
- ISBN
- 9781400181889
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy audiobook?
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is the Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy audiobook free?
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Who narrates Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy?
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy is narrated by David Drummond.
Is Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.