Comments by "" (@craigkdillon) on "Weird History" channel.

  1. When giving life expectancy before the modern era, you have to deduct the ages 0-5, where mortality was VERY high. Women had birth 4 to 6 children to have 2 reach adulthood. THEREFORE, to give a realistic idea of how long people lived, and how long they would expect to live, you have to show how long they would live as adults. For instance, a Roman legionnaire was committed to 20 years, after which, they were expected to be farmers. That took vitality. So, it seems to me that once a person survives childhood, as an adult they would expect to live to their 50's. The 30 to 35 year life expectancy comes from applying all the childhood deaths to the statistics.
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  2. As a child, I was taught to always behave with a "modicum of decorum".
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  3. It was ILLEGAL for an eatery to serve wine WITHOUT water.
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  4.  @Forsaken6882  Ancient Romans did not have a problem with lead pipes (we do, though). Their main problem was lead pots and pans. Top quality pots & pans were made of lead. Lead is even better than copper in heat distribution. Bad luck for Romans --- lead is toxic. SO, the upper classes suffered from lead poisoning, which effects the mind. Some have posited the idea that the reason for strange behavior by Emperors Nero, Caligula, and Commodus were due to lead poisoning.
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  5.  @Withnail1969  That means we are all barbarians today. I think that is true. 😎😎👌👌💋
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  6. What were women, who were smart and ambitious, to do?? Society made these women what they were.
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  7.  @Withnail1969  Actually, the Celts introduced trousers.
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  8.  @Hedmanification  My point was that Celts developed trousers.
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  9. Bouffant hairdos of the 1950's. Nehru jackets of the 60's Platform shoes Beard stubble -- not clean shaven, and not allowed to be a true beard. How did that become a look??
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  10. Paul comes from the god Apollo. Mark, Martha come from the god Mars. Helen comes from the Iliad.
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  11.  @tldr7730  Really? Are you sure??
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  12.  @tldr7730  Are you trying to make me doubt my life-long "knowledge"???
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  13. BTW -- your statement at the very beginning that Romans had a life expectancy of 33 years is incompetent. (read my earlier comment, to see why.) That makes me question the factual basis of your entire video. First --- learn your material.
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  14. Interesting. At first - horrifying. After explanation and understanding -- heartwarming and reassuring. Have we really advance? Or, is our society less supportive of us all???
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