Akhenaten

Akhenaten was Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, he ruled for 17 years and died in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. He is noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten/Aton (Sun). In February 2010, the results of DNA tests confirmed that Tutankhamun was... Read More

Akhenaten was Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, he ruled for 17 years and died in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. He is noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten/Aton (Sun). In February 2010, the results of DNA tests confirmed that Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten. See Less