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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Weren't a number of the signers older than 55?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Life expectancy is an average

[–] Mirshe 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Average lifespan was also seriously dragged down by child and infant mortality rates. Most historians and historical medical researchers agree that if you made it past 5 or so, you stood a decent chance of reaching your mid 70s.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Some people did some research and determined that if a male Roman citizen survived to 25, after childhood illnesses, youthful recklessness, and serving in the army, their life expectancy was about the same as ours.