Chicken or Egg, October 12: The last woolly mammoths die out, Rome founded (by legend), Alexander the Great dies, The Great Wall of China (first unified wall), Cleopatra born, Newton's Principia published
Puzzle #12, Ancient & historic, Monday, October 12, 2026. Six things, one order. Here is the answer, earliest to latest.
Earliest
1
The last woolly mammoths die outc. 2000 BCE
A population survived on Wrangel Island until about 2000 BCE, after the pyramids were built.
2
Rome founded (by legend)753 BCE
Tradition says 753 BCE.
3
Alexander the Great dies323 BCE
Died in Babylon in June 323 BCE, aged 32.
4
The Great Wall of China (first unified wall)221 BCE
Qin Shi Huang linked earlier walls after unifying China in 221 BCE.
5
Cleopatra born69 BCE
Born 69 BCE. She lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.
6
Newton's Principia published1687
Published July 1687.
Latest
The twistThe last woolly mammoths die out came first. The last woolly mammoths die out dates to c. 2000 BCE; Cleopatra born to 69 BCE. Most people put them the other way round.