In tribute to the heroic Athenian dead, I send their ashes back to Athens under the escort of my son Alexander.

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

You can hear this line at 00:47:13 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Too much to drink. Much too much to drink.

- Athenians, Demosthenes saved my life.

- He could have been king. Saved my life. Don't ever forget that.

- Philip the Barbarian... Philip the Barbarian... Philip.

- A young girl and a drunken, foolish old man.

- In tribute to the heroic Athenian dead, I send their ashes back to Athens under the escort of my son Alexander.

- And there, in Athens, a treaty of peace will be drawn up between us by my son Alexander.

- To all those who died like men on the bloody field of Chaeronea, all hail!

- Alexander rides to Athens, and I stay here.

- It was a wise decision.

- To win the war and lose the peace is folly.

[...]

Alexander the Great (1956) Sound Clip

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Voice quotes from the movie Alexander the Great (1956), in wav/mp3 format.

Actors: Richard Burton (Alexander the Great), Fredric March (Philip II of Macedon), Peter Cushing (Memnon of Rhodes)

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