The Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors runs 2.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Walsh (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 2.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.8 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh narrates 146 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 608 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
67 Ancient Civilizations 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 Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 2.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Walsh, released May 6, 2026, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Walsh
- Released
- May 6, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9780466355203
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How long is The Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors as an audiobook?
The Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors runs 2.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.
Is The Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors?
The Praetorian Guard and Varangian Guard: The History of the Elite Soldiers Who Protected the Roman and Byzantine Emperors is narrated by Jim Walsh.