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The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire by Charles River Editors

The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire runs 1.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve Knupp (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.7listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 1.7 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 7,179 World 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 Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 1.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve Knupp, released September 6, 2026, on the World and World Religions shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.7 hrs
Narrated by
Steve Knupp
Released
September 6, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, World Religions
ISBN
9780466367640

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire as an audiobook?

The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire runs 1.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.

Is The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire?

The Medes: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Iranians Who Helped Destroy the Neo-Assyrian Empire is narrated by Steve Knupp.