Books like The First Man in Rome
Colleen McCullough
The First Man in Rome is 1,056 pages, about 19 hours 22 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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How long each takes
Emperor 8.2 h 
Imperium 7.0 h 
Roma 10.9 h 
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged 11.5 h 
Caesar 9.7 h 
Memoirs of Hadrian 5.9 h 
The Radetzky March 6.7 h 
The Story of Civilization 12 min 
Poland 12.2 h 
Founding Brothers 5.6 h 
Voice in the Wind 9.5 h 
Quo Vadis 8.8 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.