110: The Aten Appears

Akhenaten (Part 3): Revelation of a Religion.

Soon after he came to power, Amunhotep IV (later Akhenaten) began to reveal his unique vision of god and the world. A remarkable amount of evidence survives for this crucial period: from a royal speech, magnificent temples at Karnak and a massive artistic shift, the King revealed his strange and fascinating ideas...

Time period: c.1361 BCE (regnal year 2)

King: Amunhotep IV (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re)

Queen: Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten Neferet-iti)

Locations: Waset (Thebes); Gebel el-Silsila

Music: Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com

Music: Derek & Brandon Fiechter https://dbfiechter.bandcamp.com/