The Romans: A 2,000-Year History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Romans: A 2,000-Year History runs 29.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Curless (about 19.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 29.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 59 days |
| 1 hour / day | 30 days |
| 2 hours / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 20 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 29.2 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Curless
John Curless narrates 74 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,017 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
111 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Romans: A 2,000-Year History is an audiobook by Edward J. Watts: a 29.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John Curless, released October 7, 2025, on the World and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 29.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Curless
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Europe, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781668652190
How to listen to The Romans: A 2,000-Year History free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Romans: A 2,000-Year History as an audiobook?
The Romans: A 2,000-Year History runs 29.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.5 hours.
Is The Romans: A 2,000-Year History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Romans: A 2,000-Year History?
The Romans: A 2,000-Year History is narrated by John Curless.
Is The Romans: A 2,000-Year History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.5 hours, saving 9.7 hours.