The Persian Expedition: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Persian Expedition runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Timson (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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 History & Culture shelf
915 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Other recordings
- The 2008 recording read by Pat Bottino runs 0.8 hours longer (10.1 hours).
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 Persian Expedition is an audiobook by Xenophon: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Timson, released February 18, 2020, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Timson
- Released
- February 18, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Europe, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781781982723
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Persian Expedition as an audiobook?
The Persian Expedition runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is The Persian Expedition free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Persian Expedition?
The Persian Expedition is narrated by David Timson.