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[Fred Shapiro]

It is interesting to note that in ancient Greece, where I assume the
average life span was short compared to today, Sophocles lived to about
90, Democritus to about 90, Anacreon to about 90, Xenophanes to about 95,
Simonides to about 88, Cleanthes to about 98.

Fred Shapiro


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