The Colosseum: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Colosseum runs 4.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joan Walker (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.9 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joan Walker
Joan Walker narrates 107 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 889 hours in all.
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
62 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Ancient Greece 101: Greek History, Myth, and Civilization
- Roman History 101: From Republic to Empire
- Greek Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Greek Myths, Gods, and Goddesses
- Ancient History: A Concise Overview of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome: Including the Egyptian Mythology, the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Republic
- Life In Ancient Rome
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
The Colosseum is an audiobook by Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joan Walker, released December 3, 2019, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joan Walker
- Released
- December 3, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781977349972
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Colosseum as an audiobook?
The Colosseum runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is The Colosseum free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Colosseum?
The Colosseum is narrated by Joan Walker.