Queen Nefertiti co-ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose reign transformed ancient Egypt's religion and gender roles in the ...

Unfortunately, his legacy was somewhat tarnished by his son and successor, Amenhotep IV, who rebelled against the Amun priesthood and installed the sun god Aten as Egypt’s number one deity.

The king’s son took the throne as Amenhotep IV, but during the fifth year of his reign he made two momentous decisions. He changed his name to Akhenaten—Devoted to Aten—and he decided to ...

Amenhotep III's son, Amenhotep IV, took a different approach during his reign. Also known as Akhenaten, he took a more religious approach and abandoned the royal seat at Thebes and the ...

In his most radical move, the pharaoh changed his own name, from Amenhotep IV, meaning “Amun is pleased,” to Akhenaten, meaning “Perfect for the Aten.” He then moved his family to a new capital city, ...

A team of researchers from the University of York have said new overlooked details suggest the mask could have belonged to one of Egypt's most iconic figures.

Paramessu grew up in one of the most unusual periods in Egyptian history. The pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten, who assumed the throne about the time that Paramessu was born ...

When Amenhotep III dies, he is succeeded by his second son, Amenhotep IV—a bizarre visionary who turns away from Amun and the other gods of the state pantheon and worships instead a single deity ...

The 17-year reign of the pharaoh crowned as Amenhotep IV was one of the most revolutionary periods in Egyptian history. After the prosperous 39-year reign of his father, Amenhotep III, the pharaoh ...

1. An heir unapparent: reign of Amenhotep II, years 15–25, c.1411–1401 BC 2. The making of an heir apparent: reign of Thutmose IV, years 1–5, c.1401–1396 BC 3. Thutmose IV and King's Son Amenhotep in ...

The mummy of Amenhotep I, who ruled from 1525 to 1504 BC, was found at a site in Deir el-Bahari 140 years ago. But archaeologists have refrained from opening it in order to preserve the exquisite ...

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