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Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius by Fergus Mason

Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: Audiobook

Book 3 of the History Shorts series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius audiobook runs 2.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Jason Sullivan (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.1listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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

Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius is book 3 of Fergus Mason's History Shorts series: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jason Sullivan, released January 19, 2021, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.1 hrs
Narrated by
Jason Sullivan
Released
January 19, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction), Europe
Series
History Shorts #3
ISBN
9781664964648

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius audiobook?

Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.

Is the Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius audiobook free?

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Who narrates Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius is narrated by Jason Sullivan.