· Closer than it feels
Bartolomeu Dias is closer to Ray Charles than to Ancient Carthage.
Bartolomeu Dias is nearer Ray Charles than Ancient Carthage by 1,182 years. Counting a generation as 25 years, that is about 17 generations one way and about 64 generations the other.
The world between Ancient Carthage and Ray Charles
814 BC–2004 one continuous scaleAncient Carthagedated 814 BC, ended 146 BC
Bartolomeu Diaslived 1467 to 1500
Ray Charleslived 1930 to 2004
1,612 yearsbetween Bartolomeu Dias and Ancient Carthage
430 yearsbetween Bartolomeu Dias and Ray Charles
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2004
Ray Charles dies.
The whole line runs 2,817 years, from Ancient Carthage to here.
What these are
Ancient Carthage
Phoenician city-state and empire
Ancient Carthage was a historical country, an ancient civilization and a city-state that lasted from 814 BC to 146 BC, a span of 668 years.
Ray Charles
American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)
Ray Charles was a pianist, a composer and a singer-songwriter who lived from 1930 to 2004, a span of 74 years. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Known for Georgia on My Mind / Carry Me Back to Old Virginny.
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese explorer
Bartolomeu Dias was an explorer who lived from 1467 to 1500, a span of 33 years. Recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Portugal. The field of work on record is conquistador.
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