The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964)
Never before a spectacle like the fall of the Roman empire
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
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Lucilla
Livius
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Timonides
Commodus
Verulus
Ballomar
Sohamus
Cleander
Julianus
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