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Death is in the order of things. Didn't they teach you that at school?

4 seconds sound clip from the The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:20:16.190 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

(Large crowd cheering at Caesar's speech) (2)

- May the Gods hasten the day.

- Lucilla, each time I see you I wonder how it is possible, I've fathered something so beautiful.

- You make it hard for me to take leave of this life.

- Father, you have a long life ahead of you.

- Death is in the order of things. Didn't they teach you that at school?

- I will not let you leave me.

- Is there a choice?

- Soon this trickle of blood, these few bones, this net woven of nerves and arteries will be dust. No choice.

- Now that I'm here. I will see that you take better care of yourself.

- Even so, time is short. And there is a decision which I can no longer delay.

- I must sacrifice the love of my son.

[...]

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Sound Clip

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Poster

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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