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The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Phyllida Nash (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Ancient Civilizationsstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found is an audiobook by Mary Beard: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Phyllida Nash, released June 18, 2019, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Phyllida Nash
Released
June 18, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Ancient Civilizations
ISBN
9781977349965

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found as an audiobook?

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found?

The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found is narrated by Phyllida Nash.

Is The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.