Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism

Pharaoh Akhenaten, who reigned for seventeen years in the fourteenth-century B.C.E, is one of the most intriguing rulers of ancient Egypt....

5:51 PM

Akhenaten: The Heretic King

Here is a striking portrait of Akhenaten, the monotheistic worshiper of the sun and best-known Egyptian king next to Tutankhamen. Various ...

5:07 PM

The Akhenaten Colossi of Karnak

 Some of the fascinating sculptures to have survived from ancient Egypt are the colossal statues of Akhenaten, erected at the beginning of...

10:44 AM