(Akhenaten was the "rebel" pharaoh who established the world's first monotheistic religion, based on a belief in the Aten, or sun disk.) Notice the meticulous carving of hair in this detail from ...

During the next dynasty, Akhenaten was referred to as “the criminal” and “the rebel,” and pharaohs destroyed his statues and images, trying to remove him from history entirely. Opinion ...

The pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten, who assumed the throne ... a pair of six-foot wooden guardian statues once covered in gold foil, and some statuettes of underworld deities.

Nefertiti was one of the wives of Tutankhamun's father, the Pharaoh Akhenaten. El-Damaty said it was too early to tell what the metal and organic material could be, saying only that he thinks the ...

This interpretation gains depth when viewed alongside historical accounts of Pharaoh Akhenaten, who led a radical cultural and religious revolution. During his reign, Akhenaten outlawed ...

Pharaohs were the kings of Ancient ... The people were very unhappy with this change and, after Akhenaten's death, destroyed many of his statues and monuments. Child: Tutankhamun, ruler of Egypt ...

Egyptologist Jean Revez will tell us the story of Akhenaten’s reign, a one of a kind Pharaoh who revolutionized religious beliefs and art during his time. Under Akhenaton Egypt will experience a ...