Did You Know That Cleopatra Lived Closer to the Moon Landing Than to the Building of the Great Pyramid?

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, lived from 69 BC to 30 BC. Interestingly, she was born about 2,500 years after the Great Pyramid of Giza was completed around 2560 BC. However, Cleopatra's lifetime is far closer to our own modern era than one might expect; she lived just over 2,000 years ago, making her closer in time to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 than to the construction of the Great Pyramid. This fascinating timeline highlights the vastness of history and challenges our perceptions of ancient figures, illustrating how the ancient and modern worlds are intricately linked through the passage of time.