When you look at the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the life of Cleopatra, and Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon, which of those is the most out of place? At first glance, it would be easy to assume that the two examples from ancient Egypt belong together, having occurred at roughly the same time. If that is your guess, you would be wrong.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed over a 20-year period and was completed around 2560 BC.
Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, was born in the year 69 BC, 2,491 years after the completion of the Great Pyramid.
Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon in 1969, 2,038 years after the birth of Cleopatra.
In other words, Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Space Age than she did to the time of the Great Pyramid.
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Wow, so obvious but never entered my mind!
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Same here. I was hoping someone would have the same reaction as me. My fear was that folks would read this and say, “Seriously? This is the most interesting thing you came across today?” Glad to hear there is at least one like-minded person out there!
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I’m fascinated by dates, and often can’t keep straight what events/people happened first. For example, I have no idea of Napoleon whether was around before or after Leonardo daVinci, or perhaps at the same time.
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You would enjoy the World History Timeline https://www.amazon.com/dp/0721709419/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Crb0DbBGNY8WF. It is a great way to put it all in context.
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That sounds like exactly what I need! Thanks for the link.
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