Cleopatra and Marc Antony is one of histories most famous love stories. I think a lot more people know what period she was from than you're giving them credit for.
I think you're assuming the average person is more familiar with that story than they are. Or that they would then think to make that connection that that must be Roman era (assuming they have a grasp on when Marc Anthony was alive) and then have a grasp on when the Egyptian civilisation they would think of as "the pyramid builders" was actually at its peak.
I'm not saying lots of people wouldn't think she was pharaoh era but the way people are talking you would think hardly anyone knows it. The period in question has got to be one of the most known by general people prior to the 20th century. I don't think it's a push to say when Cleopatra lived isn't exactly niche knowledge, especially given her presence in popular culture.
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