Cleopatra Lived Closer to the Moon Landing Than the Pyramids #Shorts
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Cleopatra VII lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid. The arithmetic, and the twist: to her, the pyramids were already a tourist sight. ▶ Full documentary on our channel: https://youtu.be/WYrRb3q1h50
- King Khufu's pyramid at Giza was finished around 2560 BCE; Khufu reigned c. 2589–2566 BCE (Britannica, Khufu).
- Cleopatra died in August 30 BCE, about 2,530 years later (Britannica, Cleopatra).
- From 30 BCE to Apollo 11's landing on July 20, 1969, is 1,998 years, because there is no year zero (NASA, Apollo 11).
- Herodotus visited Egypt about four centuries before Cleopatra, and he says his interpreter read him an inscription giving what the builders' radishes, onions and leeks had cost (Herodotus, Histories 2.125, tr. Macaulay).
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What is “Cleopatra Lived Closer to the Moon Landing Than the Pyramids” about?
Cleopatra VII lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid. The arithmetic, and the twist: to her, the pyramids were already a tourist sight. ▶ Full documentary on our channel: https://youtu.be/WYrRb3q1h50
What are the key facts?
King Khufu's pyramid at Giza was finished around 2560 BCE; Khufu reigned c. 2589–2566 BCE (Britannica, Khufu). Cleopatra died in August 30 BCE, about 2,530 years later (Britannica, Cleopatra).
What sources is this Short based on?
It cites Britannica, Khufu; Britannica, Pyramids of Giza; Britannica, Cleopatra; NASA, Apollo 11; and 2 more. Links are in the Sources list below.
Sources
- Britannica, Khufu
- Britannica, Pyramids of Giza
- Britannica, Cleopatra
- NASA, Apollo 11
- Herodotus, The History, tr. G. C. Macaulay (1890), Book 2.125
- Britannica, What did Herodotus do?
Images
- Portrait head of Cleopatra VII, Altes Museum, Berlin — José Luiz — Public domain —
- The Great Pyramid, photochrom, c. 1890–1900 — Photoglob Co., Library of Congress — Public domain —
- The Great Sphinx, Pyramids of Gizeh, 1839 — David Roberts — Public domain —
- Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the Moon, July 20, 1969 — NASA / Neil A. Armstrong — Public domain —
- Bust of Herodotus, Roman copy, The Met — Bradley Weber — CC BY 2.0 —
- The Great Sphinx, Pyramids of Giza, front view, 1846–49 — David Roberts, Cleveland Museum of Art — CC0 —
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