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The most famous Assyrian king that was retracted during the ritual of killing lions, was Ashurbanipal. This ritual was utilized to show the people the power and the control of the king. The lions were killed by arrows, swords and other weapons. The affirmation, therefore, is true: the royal lion hunt was a public spectacle.
The effect of the Plebeians not being equal is the Patricians had most of the rights so the plebs revolted and so they got their own branch in the government so they can have some say.
Probably the way he had written the address or was not paying attention and written it like that.
