Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower audiobook runs 11.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Matt Addis (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Matt Addis
Matt Addis narrates 112 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,257 hours in all.
About as long, on the Europe shelf
396 Europe audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower is an audiobook by Andrew Bayliss: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Addis, released August 17, 2026, on the Europe and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Matt Addis
- Released
- August 17, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9798899749254
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower audiobook?
Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is the Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower?
Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower is narrated by Matt Addis.
Is Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.