nec, quos vile genus despectaque lucis origo foedabat, sperare sibi et deposcere primi deerant imperia ac patriae pereuntis habenas.
Men notorious for humble birth and obscure origin asserted their claims, expecting and demanding to hold office before others, and to rule the sinking state.
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