The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 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 12 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 10,682 History audiobooks in our catalog.
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Simon Vance narrates 334 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,407 hours in all.
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About as long, on the History shelf
1,444 History audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind is an audiobook by Howard Reid and Justin Pollard: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released November 1, 2006, on the History shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- November 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History
- ISBN
- 9781400172771
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind as an audiobook?
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind?
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.