Akhenaten

Websites

Akhenaten
Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten and defied tradition by establishing a new religion that believed that there is but one god; the sun god Aten. By the time Akhenaten took the throne, his family had been ruling Egypt for almost two hundred years and had established a huge empire dominating Palestine, Phoenicia, and Nubia.

Podcasts

In our time - Akhenaten
Melvyn Bragg and guests Elizabeth Frood, Richard Parkinson and Kate Spence discuss the Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who brought revolutionary change to ancient Egypt.

Videos

Artefacts

The Art of the Amarna Period
Of all the pharaohs who ruled ancient Egypt, there is one in particular that stands out from the rest. Over the course of his 17-year reign (1353-1336 BCE), Akhenaten spearheaded a cultural, religious, and artistic revolution that rattled the country, throwing thousands of years of tradition out the window and imposing a new world order.

Books

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References

Bragg, M. (host). (2009, October 1). Akhenaten [Audio podcast episode]. In In our time. BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b00mwsly

McLaughlin, E. (2017, September 22). The Art of the Amarna Period. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1110/the-art-of-the-amarna-period/

Millmore, M. (2025). Akhenaten. Eyelid Productions. https://discoveringegypt.com/ancient-egyptian-kings-queens/akhenaten/

RMC DeCouverte. & Toute L'Histoire. (producers). (2024.). Akhenaten: the secrets of the forgotten pharaoh [Video]. Clickview. https://www.clickview.net/secondary/videos/85454524/akhenaten-the-secrets-of-the-forgotten-pharaoh

Science Source Prints. (n.d.). Akhenaten, New Kingdom Egyptian Pharaoh. [image]. https://prints.sciencesource.com/featured/akhenaten-new-kingdom-egyptian-pharaoh-science-source.html?product=art-print