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Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece by Paul Cartledge

Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece audiobook runs 11.5 hours unabridged, narrated by David Timson (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

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30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece is an audiobook by Paul Cartledge: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Timson, released November 24, 2020, on the World and Ancient Civilizations shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
David Timson
Released
November 24, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Ancient Civilizations
ISBN
9781799931331

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece audiobook?

Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece?

Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece is narrated by David Timson.

Is Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.