The Histories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Histories runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Timson (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Timson
David Timson narrates 91 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,047 hours in all.
About as long, on the Europe shelf
419 Europe 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 Histories is an audiobook by Tacitus: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Timson, released February 23, 2021, on the Europe and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Timson
- Released
- February 23, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Europe, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781781983560
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Histories as an audiobook?
The Histories runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 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 David Timson.
Is The Histories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.