Shadow of the West Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Fordim Hedgethistle · 11-13-2004, 06:09 PM

Lifespan. . .hmmm. . .well, these people eat a diet high in vegetables and grains, some meats, lots of fruits. They live in a climate that is warm and thus spend a good deal of time outside getting their exercise. They are wealthy and educated, sophisticated. I would say that the only model I can find like this would be Imperial Rome (ca. 100 AD) when life expectancy among the praetorian classes was as high as 65-70 (when things like epidemics and natural disaster are factored out).

Given the good health (not to mention dynastic aspirations) of these people, then, Bekah could most certainly have had children earlier than 25 (probably much earlier. . .say. . .15??) and also later. She's capable of bearing a child at 39, although that might not be such a good idea for her health. So by my reckoning her kids could be any age up to about 24.

So Faroz and Bekah were 17 and 14 when they were married. . .a very intriguing set of ages. I remember how extremely young 14 year olds seemed to me when I was 17.

11-13-2004, 06:09 PM	#32
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	Lifespan. . .hmmm. . .well, these people eat a diet high in vegetables and grains, some meats, lots of fruits. They live in a climate that is warm and thus spend a good deal of time outside getting their exercise. They are wealthy and educated, sophisticated. I would say that the only model I can find like this would be Imperial Rome (ca. 100 AD) when life expectancy among the praetorian classes was as high as 65-70 (when things like epidemics and natural disaster are factored out). Given the good health (not to mention dynastic aspirations) of these people, then, Bekah could most certainly have had children earlier than 25 (probably much earlier. . .say. . .15??) and also later. She's capable of bearing a child at 39, although that might not be such a good idea for her health. So by my reckoning her kids could be any age up to about 24. So Faroz and Bekah were 17 and 14 when they were married. . .a very intriguing set of ages. I remember how extremely young 14 year olds seemed to me when I was 17. __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.