Is He Already in His Seventies? And That's Part of the Legend

He was well known as a soldier during the em peloponnesian war, and he was known for his stamina. But then imagine someone who become sort of a bum. He's known to ne neglect his affairs. His wife is always complaining. I think thi seen in the subsequent dialogue when he's about to die, where she's parading him or something. And this is really kind of a politicala show to just pro forma, accuse him of whatever he needs to be accused of,. so that he can be put to death by the guys who don't like him.