The barbarians have crossed the Alps leaving Rome under threat.

Consul Quintus Marcus is allied with legionnaires, gladiators and Christians and decides to generate an insurrection against the emperor.

His fellow officers say they will fight with him but Rome needs Quintus Marcus, "the sword of the people!!!"

Sword of the Empire was released in Italy on 21 October 1964.

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