[SedVictaCatoni]

Women in ancient Greece were not dead by thirty. What these idiots fail to realize is that low life expectancy back then was due to high infant/child mortality.

I think also they're confusing life SPAN with life EXPECTANCY. Human lifespan probably hasn't changed in hundreds of thousands of years.

[wideawake]

Correct.

And I doubt the average Greek polis would have had compulsory military service until age 50 if the typical lifespan was 28.

[MineralMan]

"Human lifespan probably hasn't changed in hundreds of thousands of years."

Oh, yeah? What about those Old Testament dudes? Let me refer you to a couple of Young Earth Creationists. They'll set you straight. [grin]