The Histories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Histories runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Adams (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,694 Social Science 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 Histories is an audiobook by Caius Cornelius Tacitus: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by James Adams, released January 24, 2008, on the Social Science and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Adams
- Released
- January 24, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781481583206
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Histories as an audiobook?
The Histories runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Histories free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Histories?
The Histories is narrated by James Adams.
Is The Histories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.