The average life expectancy - although all such figures are uncertain - was only about 25. However,
The average life expectancy - although all such figures are uncertain - was only about 25. However, this did not mean that no one lived into their thirties or on into old age. The average was skewed by the number of women who died giving birth, and by high infant mortality. If a roman made it to maturity, they were likely to live as long as people in the modern western world. Like us, the Romans divided the day into 24 Hours. But unlike us, their hours varied in length. For the Romans there were always 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. Thus, for example, a daylight hour in high summer was considerably longer than one in midwinter. -- source link