Ergo regibus occisis subversa iacebat pristina maiestas soliorum et sceptra superba, et capitis summi praeclarum insigne cruentum sub pedibus vulgi magnum lugebat honorem; nam cupide conculcatur nimis ante metutum.
Kings therefore were slain; the ancient majesty of thrones and proud sceptres lay over thrown in the dust; the illustrious badge of the topmost head, bloodstained beneath the feet of the mob, bewailed the loss of its high honour; for men are eager to tread underfoot what they have once too much feared.
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