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madchad90 t1_iqviw3d wrote

Reply to comment by lendmeyoureer in Archaeologists hail ‘dream discovery’ as sarcophagus of Ptah-em-wia is unearthed near Cairo by MeatballDom

The great pyramid was built 2500 years before Cleopatra was born. The pyramid would have been considered ancient by her.

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aaronupright t1_iqvmwy6 wrote

I believe Alexander the Great is about midway between the Pyramids construction and our era.

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And I think Herodotus is almost the midpoint of recorded history.

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