1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7)

Akhenaten (Part 2): The Great Queen(s).In 1361 BCE, Amunhotep IV was settled into his power. It was time to find a queen - his choice would be one of Egypt's…

Akhenaten (Part 1): Conventional Start.Around January of 1362 BCE, King Amunhotep IV came to power. Considering where he wound up, this King started off quite traditionally. In this episode, we…