The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict runs 20.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Elstob (about 13.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 41 days |
| 1 hour / day | 21 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
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What our data says
- At 20.4 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Elstob
Mark Elstob narrates 145 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,680 hours in all.
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
31 Ancient Civilizations 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
The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict is an audiobook by Adrian Goldsworthy: a 20.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Elstob, released July 13, 2023, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Elstob
- Released
- July 13, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781800245518
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict as an audiobook?
The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict runs 20.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.6 hours.
Is The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict?
The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict is narrated by Mark Elstob.
Is The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.6 hours, saving 6.8 hours.