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Grim reality of life in ancient Rome revealed: Average worker was DEAD by 30 [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 28, 2016 | Ekin Karasin

Posted on 05/28/2016 5:01:59 AM PDT by C19fan

The average ancient Roman worker was riddled with arthritis, suffered broken bones and was dead by 30 thanks to a diet of rotting grains and a lifetime of hard labour.

The grim realities of the Eternal City were revealed in a study carried out by an Italian team of specialists that used modern-scanning techniques to analyse 2,000 ancient skeletons.

The majority of the skeletons from the first and third century AD, found in the suburbs of the ancient city, had broken collar bones, noses and hand bones.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: ancientrome; archaeology; godsgravesglyphs; romanempire; rome; slavery; slaves
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1 posted on 05/28/2016 5:01:59 AM PDT by C19fan
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The wealthy lived pretty much like modern day people except that instead of modern appliances and motor vehicles they had slaves.


2 posted on 05/28/2016 5:07:12 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
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Average life expectancy usually takes into account lots of children who died very early in life. If you made it into the teenage years - your life expectancy was well in the 50s...


3 posted on 05/28/2016 5:11:02 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: C19fan

the article refers to those whose average age at death was 30 and did backbteaking work in the salt mines as “migrants”.
they ate rotting grain and were from the northern alpine area.
obviously slaves, guess that’s the next word that will become not permissable to use. the “s” word.


4 posted on 05/28/2016 5:18:33 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: C19fan

The Roman empire was a slave and war driven economy. Our greatness in western civilization lies with the Greeks, and the way Judaeo-Christian monotheism was readily accepted by them.

Now, the kids in our lefty schools think it all came from the likes of Maya Angelou.


5 posted on 05/28/2016 5:18:49 AM PDT by QBFimi (It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
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To: C19fan

Bump!


6 posted on 05/28/2016 5:25:34 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: C19fan
The majority of the skeletons from the first and third century AD, found in the suburbs of the ancient city, had broken collar bones, noses and hand bones.

Fighting was very common.

7 posted on 05/28/2016 5:26:22 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: C19fan; SunkenCiv

... for your consideration.


8 posted on 05/28/2016 5:27:08 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: Paine in the Neck

Romans invented the phrase “Wadda you lookin’ at?


9 posted on 05/28/2016 5:27:55 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: C19fan

This isn’t unusual for the times. I believe the same analysis was done in the Anasazi region of skeletons and they found the same thing. Puberty was their middle age, and 30 was old.


10 posted on 05/28/2016 5:28:56 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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The Roman empire was a slave and war driven economy.

I agree with you. And I think our Ruling Class aspires to be more like the Romans.

11 posted on 05/28/2016 5:29:07 AM PDT by Moonman62 ( dMake America Great Again!)
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Yes! They do want to be like Ancient Rome: the Ceasar/President is God and the state is everything to their subjects. Statism in the extreme.


12 posted on 05/28/2016 5:35:12 AM PDT by NorthstarMom (God says debt is a curse and children are a blessing, yet we apply for loans and prevent pregnancy.)
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To: C19fan

Lots of death at childbirth. I kind of doubt the study took those deaths into account. I research 19th century european genealogy birth records and the number of deaths at birth is incredibly high.


13 posted on 05/28/2016 5:49:28 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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Grim reality of life in ancient Rome revealed: Average worker was DEAD by 30 [tr]

No surprise. That's why "a generation" was traditionally considered 35 years. But it probably takes a scientific study before the press embraces an element of common knowledge.

14 posted on 05/28/2016 5:55:50 AM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well they did have tyrants so to be expected. They’re in the process of trying to follow in their footsteps right now but the Americans won’t relinquish their guns.


15 posted on 05/28/2016 6:10:08 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: QBFimi

In other words, what have the Romans ever done for us?


16 posted on 05/28/2016 6:17:41 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: jsanders2001

In Roman history, “tyrant” has a precise technical meaning. Julius Caesar was the last man who came near the definition.


17 posted on 05/28/2016 6:21:17 AM PDT by Romulus
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"Yes! They do want to be like Ancient Rome: the Ceasar/President is God and the state is everything to their subjects. Statism in the extreme."

This, though, was Bobo's unyielding character flaw that kept the last 8 years from being far worse - that he likened himself unto Ceasar. And the plebs immediately rued their choice by ushering in the GOP Tsunami of 2010. Unfortunately the GOP offered up another demigod wannabe in 2012 who was perceived as not quite as benevolent...

18 posted on 05/28/2016 6:22:59 AM PDT by StAnDeliver ("Too bad your overhauled unicorn start-up failed, Ted.")
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To: Romulus; dfwgator
What have the Romans ever done for us?

Reg: All right... all right... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?

19 posted on 05/28/2016 6:45:06 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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Thanks!


20 posted on 05/28/2016 7:03:09 AM PDT by Romulus
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