The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Quotes with Sound Clips - Page 6

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Memorable quotes from the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Alec Guinness (Marcus Aurelius), Christopher Plummer (Commodus), Sophia Loren (Lucilla), Stephen Boyd (Livius), James Mason (Timonides)

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51 Rome has changed. It's now crawling with gladiators.

Lucilla (Sophia Loren)

52 She has no dagger. She is my sister. Leave us.

Commodus (Christopher Plummer)

53 There's a joke among the soldiers here about Timonides. They say: Ask Timonides what day is it, and he will lecture you on the history of the calendar.

Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness)

54 What has another day to offer you, Timonides? -Warmth, life, color, people.

— Timonides (James Mason)

55 Yes! You do belong in the arena.

Lucilla (Sophia Loren)

56 Yes, I agree! Put them on those lands. Let them produce for us, but as slaves. That is the way it has always been!
57 A dilemma is when there are only two possibilities and both of them are impossible. That is a dilemma.
58 Caesar! You are unarmed. Even a woman with a dagger can be dangerous.
59 I loved you, Livius. Yet now you must die. But that's the sort of joke the gods love best.

Commodus (Christopher Plummer)

60 Marcus Aurelius, our Caesar does not look well. -Dying men never do.

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