The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Fall of the Roman Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam runs 6.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nigel Patterson (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 6.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.4 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Fall of the Roman Empire
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 30.8 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 37.3 hours in all.
More narrated by Nigel Patterson
Nigel Patterson narrates 153 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,957 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
274 Military (History) 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
The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam is book 5 of Nick Holmes's Fall of the Roman Empire series: a 6.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Nigel Patterson, released September 7, 2026, on the Military (History) and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nigel Patterson
- Released
- September 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Ancient Civilizations, Lessons in Philosophy
- Series
- Fall of the Roman Empire #5
- ISBN
- 9798331950842
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam as an audiobook?
The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam runs 6.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam?
The End of Antiquity: The Last Days of Rome and the Rise of Islam is narrated by Nigel Patterson.