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What does any of this have to do with the article? And I'm not positive, but maybe the average lifespan in Rome was 30(considering all the newborn deaths), but
by oh_sigh 7y ago
What does any of this have to do with the article?
And I'm not positive, but maybe the average lifespan in Rome was 30(considering all the newborn deaths), but I really doubt adult workers were keeling over at 30 on average.
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- iguy 7y agoIn the city of Rome, I think many adults did actually die young, in addition to infant mortality. And they were replaced by imports from the countryside. In fact I think no large city was self-sustaining, perhaps until London, c 1800? Having that many people in proximity simply wasn't healthy. For much the same reason, very few wars before WWI (perhaps none?) had more men killed by the enemy than by disease.
- kasey_junk 7y agoIt doesn’t have to do with the article but the life expectancy of a Roman slave was shockingly low https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_ancient_Rome#Demography https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_ancient_Rome#Demo...