1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7)

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…