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• 06 Feb 10
  

  Rob Mabry

  he was the first monotheistic ruler of egypt

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• 27 Feb 09
  

  Amenhotep IV (throne name Nefer-kheperue-re) becomes Akhenaten, the famous "heretic" pharaoh.
  Akhenaten (1352-1336 BC) was son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy. During his reign both the art and religion in Egypt were marked by rapid change. When he initial

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• 18 May 08
  

  David Hilton

  11 ancient history akhenaten egypt

  • Akhenaten was a philosopher and a thinker, much more so than his  forebears
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  Jake Cresswell

  Akhenaten

  • Akhenaten (1352-1336 BC)
  • son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy
  • During his reign both the art and religion in Egypt were marked by rapid change
  • Amenhotep IV, but changed his name to Akhenaten in his fifth regnal year
  • Akhenaten's and Smenkhkara's reign and the beginning of Tutankhamun's, is now  referred to as the Armarna Period,

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  Jake Cresswell on 2008-05-18
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