The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Story of Civilization series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kevin Gallagher (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 823 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Story of Civilization
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 17.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World | 8.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Story of Civilization Volume 2: The Medieval World | 8.5 hrs |
More narrated by Kevin Gallagher
Kevin Gallagher narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 85 hours in all.
- Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
- The Story of Civilization Volume 2: The Medieval World
- The Story of the Bible Volume 1: The Old Testament
- The Story of Civilization Volume 3: The Making of the Modern World
- ANIMUS: A Tale of Ardenia: Tales of Ardenia Book One
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
68 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World is book 1 of Phillip Campbell's Story of Civilization series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin Gallagher, released September 27, 2017, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kevin Gallagher
- Released
- September 27, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- Series
- Story of Civilization #1
- ISBN
- 9781505105629
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World as an audiobook?
The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World?
The Story of Civilization Volume 1: The Ancient World is narrated by Kevin Gallagher.