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The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction by Apuleius Apuleius

The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction: Audiobook

Book 181 of the Lumen series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction runs 19.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Mitchell (about 13.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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2026released
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  • At 19.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction is book 181 of Apuleius Apuleius's Lumen series: a 19.8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Mitchell, released July 11, 2026, on the Christianity and Bibles & Biblical Studies shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.8 hrs
Narrated by
James Mitchell
Released
July 11, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Christianity, Bibles & Biblical Studies
Series
Lumen #181
ISBN
9798240183546

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction as an audiobook?

The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction runs 19.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.2 hours.

Is The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction?

The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction is narrated by James Mitchell.

Is The Complete Apuleius and Petronius Roman Satire Collection: The Golden Ass, The Satyricon - The Founding Comic Novels of the Roman Empire and the Origins of Picaresque Fiction worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.2 hours, saving 6.6 hours.