Their life expectancy wasn’t that great anyway compared to now
Low life expectancy has always been caused mostly by high infant and child mortality, not adults dying young of natural causes. Augustus and Tiberius lived well into their 70s, for example.
Duck.ai-generated list, if anybody wants to see it
| Roman | Born | Died | Approx. age | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus | 63 BC | AD 14 | 75–76 | Natural causes, probably illness |
| Agrippa | 63 BC | 12 BC | About 50 | Natural causes, probably illness |
| Maecenas | c. 70 BC | 8 BC | About 62 | Natural causes |
| Tiberius | 42 BC | AD 37 | 77–78 | Probably natural causes, though ancient sources alleged foul play |
| Vespasian | AD 9 | AD 79 | 69–70 | Natural illness |
| Titus | AD 39 | AD 81 | 41–42 | Natural illness |
| Trajan | AD 53 | AD 117 | 63–64 | Natural illness, possibly a stroke |
| Hadrian | AD 76 | AD 138 | About 62 | Natural illness |
| Marcus Aurelius | AD 121 | AD 180 | 58–59 | Natural illness, probably infection |
| Constantine the Great | AD 272 | AD 337 | About 65 | Natural illness |
| Virgil | 70 BC | 19 BC | 50–51 | Natural illness |
| Ovid | 43 BC | AD 17 | About 59–60 | Probably natural causes |
| Galen | AD 129 | c. AD 216 | About 87 | Probably natural causes |
Excluded: Julius Caesar, Pompey, Cicero, Caligula, Domitian, Commodus, and others who were assassinated, executed, killed in battle, or died by suicide. Claudius is also excluded because he was probably poisoned, and Pliny the Elder died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.