Ancient Egypt · Episode 05
Akhenaten: The King Who Turned Egypt Toward the Sun
Sourced historyHow a pharaoh abandoned Amun, built a capital on empty ground and routed every approach to the sun god through himself.
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Read the sourced articleCover image: Portrait head of Akhenaten, plaster, c. 1340 BC, from Amarna. Neues Museum, Berlin. Photo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin (source), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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