Akhenaten’s successors were mostly scathing about his reign. Even Tutankhamun—whose brief reign has been a subject of fascination since his tomb was discovered in 1922—issued a decree ...

Since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt over 100 years ago, the contents have been ...

Queen Tiye of Egypt is regarded as the figure who paved the way for the world's major religions and was venerated as a ...

New research by a team at the University of York suggests the pierced ears on Tutankhamun's burial mask were originally for female or young royalty. This adds to the ongoing debate regarding the ...

When Akhenaten died in 1333 B.C., his son Tutankhaten took his place on the throne, even though he was only about nine years old at the time. In the second year of his reign—no doubt at the ...

Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten five years into his reign to reflect his rejection of the main gods of the established pantheon and his promotion in their place of Aten, the god of ...

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 ...