Mind-Benders of Jewish History
Hillel and Cleopatra shared the same years
While Cleopatra sat on the throne of Egypt, Hillel the Elder was already in Jerusalem teaching Torah — including his famous "what is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow."
How we know
Cleopatra VII 69–30 BCE; Hillel the Elder c. 110 BCE–10 CE, who came up to Jerusalem and rose to prominence in the last decades BCE. Their lifetimes overlap directly.
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