Sure, I'm not trying to disagree with you on the general point. I'm just pointing out that the metric you used is pretty deceptive, like the average life expec

Sure, I'm not trying to disagree with you on the general point. I'm just pointing out that the metric you used is pretty deceptive, like the average life expectancy for Romans was mid-30's, but that definitely wasn't the modal age of death (that would have been 0).