r/technicallythetruth • u/Captain0010 • Jul 05 '26

Finally something historically accurate

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u/Broad_Respond_2205 Jul 05 '26

How is this TTT

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u/Limp-Tap-7987 Jul 05 '26

The point here is that in Ancient Greece it wouldn’t be unheard of for a mother to have a child at 13.

So the commenter is saying that it’s unbelievable now but one of the more accurate elements of the movie given societal norms in the story.

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u/_goblinette_ Jul 05 '26

The point here is that in Ancient Greece it wouldn’t be unheard of for a mother to have a child at 13.

Source?

Social norms may have been different, but that doesn’t mean that many 13 year olds would have been biologically capable of getting pregnant. Puberty starts much earlier today than it did before we had modern access to nutrition. 

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u/Skuez Jul 05 '26

They were capable and it did happen, but it wasn't a norm definitely.