Cleopatra lived closer to the iPhone than the pyramids
Cleopatra lived closer to the iPhone's invention than to the Great Pyramid's construction, highlighting ancient Egypt's astonishing 3,000-year endurance as a civilization.
It's true: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than to the construction of the Great Pyramid! The pyramids were built around 2560 BCE, while Cleopatra ruled from 51-30 BCE. The iPhone was released in 2007 CE, meaning she lived about 2,500 years after the pyramids but only 2,037 years before the iPhone.
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