110: The Aten Appears

Published: May 15, 2019, 9 a.m.

b'Akhenaten (Part 3): Revelation of a Religion.\\n\\nSoon after he came to power, Amunhotep IV (later Akhenaten) began to reveal his unique vision of god and the world. A remarkable amount of evidence survives for this crucial period: from a royal speech, magnificent temples at Karnak and a massive artistic shift, the King revealed his strange and fascinating ideas...\\n\\nTime period: c.1361 BCE (regnal year 2)\\nKing: Amunhotep IV (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re)\\nQueen: Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten Neferet-iti)\\nLocations: Waset (Thebes); Gebel el-Silsila\\n\\nMusic: Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com\\nMusic: Derek & Brandon Fiechter https://dbfiechter.bandcamp.com/\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'