Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- Great Pyramid built: ~2560 BCE
- Cleopatra born: 69 BCE
- iPhone released: 2007 CE
The timeline gap:
- Pyramid to Cleopatra: ~2,491 years
- Cleopatra to iPhone: ~2,076 years
She was essentially a "modern" figure to the ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids—roughly the same temporal distance as we are from the Romans.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- Great Pyramid built: ~2560 BCE
- Cleopatra born: 69 BCE
- First iPhone released: 2007 CE
The math:
- Time between Pyramid and Cleopatra: ~2,491 years
- Time between Cleopatra and iPhone: ~2,076 years
She was essentially ancient history to herself.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the release of the first iPhone than she did to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- Great Pyramid built: ~2560 BCE
- Cleopatra born: 69 BCE
- First iPhone released: 2007 CE
The math:
- Time between Pyramid and Cleopatra: ~2,491 years
- Time between Cleopatra and iPhone: ~2,076 years
She was roughly 415 years closer to the smartphone era than to the pyramids.