Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Turning Points in Ancient History series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty audiobook runs 10.8 hours unabridged, narrated by John Telfer (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Turning Points in Ancient History
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.8 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 21.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated | 10.8 hrs |
| 2 | Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty | 10.8 hrs |
More narrated by John Telfer
John Telfer narrates 111 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,145 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,565 Social Science 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
Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty is book 2 of Anthony A. Barrett's Turning Points in Ancient History series: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Telfer, released November 10, 2020, on the Social Science and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Telfer
- Released
- November 10, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Ancient Civilizations
- Series
- Turning Points in Ancient History #2
- ISBN
- 9780691213613
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty audiobook?
Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty?
Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty is narrated by John Telfer.
Is Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.