The city burns! Our soldiers have set fire to the city. Look, it's burning. Look! Look, it's on fire! It burns.

13 seconds sound clip from the Alexander the Great (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:59:05 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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(LAUGHTER) (2)

- I, too, like Alexander, give to you everything I've gained. For I, too, like Alexander, am rich enough in glory.

- My son, to make yourself less great would be far better.

- To my king, Alexander of Macedonia, son of Philip, who led us here and will lead us safely home again victorious conquerors.

- The war is over! Darius is dead!

- The city burns! Our soldiers have set fire to the city. Look, it's burning. Look! Look, it's on fire! It burns.

- As should this palace, a symbol to all the world that the holy war is ended, that the Persian Empire is no more, that Alexander has revenged Greece.

- Women, who followed the camp of Alexander all over Asia and dreamed of this day when we should return to Greece, shall I, Barsine, throw the first torch for you? Or will you, Alexander, throw it for us?

- No. No. Put them out. Put the flames out! It's my palace! My palace! Mine! Mine! Mine!

- It must not be said of Alexander that wherever he passed only charred ruins remain as his monument.

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