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Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization by Lars Brownworth

Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization audiobook runs 10.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Lars Brownworth (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

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30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 56% 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

Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization is an audiobook by Lars Brownworth: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Lars Brownworth, released September 15, 2009, on the World and Ancient Civilizations shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
Lars Brownworth
Released
September 15, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Ancient Civilizations
ISBN
9780307577252

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization audiobook?

Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is the Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization?

Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization is narrated by Lars Brownworth.

Is Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.