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1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

113. Akh-en-Aten

Akhenaten (Part 6): New Name, Who Dis?In regnal year 5, Amunhotep IV reached the conclusion of his early ideological development. His views had crystallized and he was ready to express…

1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

Akhenaten (Part 5): Amarna Art, An Introduction.By the time of his Sed-Festival, Amunhotep IV's reforms had begun to gather serious momentum. The King was even introducing new forms of representation, reshaping…

1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

111. The Royal Gods

Akhenaten (Part 4): Aten Above All.In 1360 BCE, regnal year 3, King Nefer-kheperu-Re Amunhotep IV made some of his most startling decisions yet. Promoting the sun disc, Aten, even further,…

1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

110. The Aten Appears

Akhenaten (Part 3): Revelation of a Religion.Soon after he came to power, Amunhotep IV (later Akhenaten) began to reveal his unique vision of god and the world. A remarkable amount…

1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

109. Nefertiti

Akhenaten (Part 2): The Great Queen(s).In 1361 BCE, Amunhotep IV was settled into his power. It was time to find a queen - his choice would be one of Egypt's…

1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

108. AKA Amunhotep IV

Akhenaten (Part 1): Conventional Start.Around January of 1362 BCE, King Amunhotep IV came to power. Considering where he wound up, this King started off quite traditionally. In this episode, we…

1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

107b. Queen Tiye with Joyce Tyldesley

Queen Tiye the Widow.After her husband's death, Queen Tiye continued to act as the matriarch of a ruling family. Guiding her son (Amunhotep IV) in his first year of power,…

1400 – 1362 BCE: Amunhotep III (18th Dynasty, Part 6) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

107. Looking Back

Amunhotep III (Part 14): The End.It is time to wrap up the great king's reign. From 1363-1362 BCE, Neb-ma'at-Re Amunhotep III suffered a decline in health, achieved a notable diplomatic…

1400 – 1362 BCE: Amunhotep III (18th Dynasty, Part 6) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

106b. Last Monuments

Bonus Episode! Lesser-known and Completed Monuments of Amunhotep III.By 1365 BCE, many of Amunhotep's monuments were nearing completion. Some of these, though, have been forgotten - like the King's elaborate…

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Taschen’s King Tut: Journey to the Underworld

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Posts by DominicPerry

113. Akh-en-Aten

112. Artistic Revolution

111. The Royal Gods

110. The Aten Appears

109. Nefertiti

108. AKA Amunhotep IV

107b. Queen Tiye with Joyce Tyldesley

107. Looking Back

106b. Last Monuments

Taschen’s King Tut: Journey to the Underworld