Re: Age requirements to qualify for political promotion
Originally Posted by
Jake Armitage
Mmh, dunno, "noble" people lived till 70 and more in some cases, anyway I don't think that any teen had real control of anything, maybe inside barbarian tribes, but not in civilized societies
Νοt ''ready for war though''. We have a few instances AFAIK of very old generals etc But a few exceptions don't make the rule I guess.
Philosophers and wealthy people in ancient Greece and Rome for example,lived till 60-70 sometimes, but in other cultures age limits were quite different.