The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History runs 19 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mel Foster (about 12.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 19 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mel Foster
Mel Foster narrates 158 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,838 hours in all.
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
37 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
- The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- The Peloponnesian War
- The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
- Testament: The Ancient Egyptian series epic from the bestselling Master of Adventure, Wilbur Smith
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 Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History is an audiobook by James J. O'Donnell: a 19-hour unabridged recording, read by Mel Foster, released October 6, 2008, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mel Foster
- Released
- October 6, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781400178742
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History as an audiobook?
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History runs 19 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.7 hours.
Is The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History?
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History is narrated by Mel Foster.
Is The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.7 hours, saving 6.3 hours.