The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 runs 40.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bernard Mayes (about 27 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 40.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 81 days |
| 1 hour / day | 41 days |
| 2 hours / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 27 days |
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What our data says
- At 40.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 1,697 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bernard Mayes
Bernard Mayes narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 376 hours in all.
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3
- The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind
- Chasing the Monsoon: A Modern Pilgrimage through India
- The City of God
- Human Action, Third Revised Edition: A Treatise on Economics
About as long, on the Europe shelf
7 Europe audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3
- Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
- The Pursuit of Power: Europe: 1815-1914
- Memoirs Louis XIV and the Regency
- Metternich: Strategist and Visionary
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 is an audiobook by Edward Gibbon: a 40.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Bernard Mayes, released November 26, 2007, on the Europe and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 40.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bernard Mayes
- Released
- November 26, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781483088020
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 as an audiobook?
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 runs 40.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 27 hours.
Is The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2?
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 is narrated by Bernard Mayes.
Is The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 27 hours, saving 13.5 hours.