Fathers of Rome, I have lived under four great emperors. Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius.

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

You can hear this line at 01:57:00.157 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Behind him and his people are the Vandals, untold millions of them, waiting for a moment of weakness, ready to destroy us.

- If we take these barbarians in amongst us, our enemies will say is it because we are weak. Then they will pour in on us from everywhere.

- It will be the end of the Roman Empire. It will be the end of Rome.

- The end of Rome?

- How does an empire die? Does it collapse in one terrible moment? No. No! But there comes a time when its people no longer believe in it. Then, then does an empire begin to die.

- Fathers of Rome, I have lived under four great emperors. Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius.

- And during all those years our empire grew. Changed.

- The law of life is grow or die.

- And you, the senators, are the heart of Rome.

- It is through you that the people speak. Speak up! Let the world hear you!

- Let the world know that Rome will not die.

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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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