Generations to come dubbed Akhenaten "the criminal of Amarna", for what he accomplished in Egypt had seemed impossible. Akhenaten overthrew the old gods and replaced them with one figure: Aton, the successor of the Egyptain sun god Ra. Akhenaten dedicated temples throughout the land to Aton, constructing a new home for the Egyptain god.
At the side of the king was Nefertiti, one of the most beautiful and mysterious women in antiquity. Nefertiti supported her husband's faith and became, with him, one of the most important evangelists of the new sun god - Aton.
But could Akhenaten's revolution - 1300 years B.C. - really introduce a monotheistic religion in Egypt?
Watch more in our documentary about Gods in Egypt, Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
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Interesting links and sources:
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https://www.worldhistory.org/Akhenaten/
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Akhenaten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten
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Chapters
0:00 Akhenaten: The first founder of a religion in history
3:51 The end of Amun Ra: Long live Aton
17:19 Resistance against the new sun god Aton
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