Difference between revisions of "Akhnaten"

From QueerBio.com
Jump to: navigation, search
 
Line 17: Line 17:
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Egyptian pharoah who ruled from 1353-1336 BC.  Before the fifth year of his reign, he was known as Amenhotep IV.  Noted for abandoning Egypt's traditional polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten.  Built the capital city of Amarna, formerly known as Akhetaten.  Patron of the pictorial arts.  Subject of a popular modern day Opera composed by Philip Glass. Father of his successor, Tutankhamun.
+
Egyptian pharoah who ruled from 1353-1336 BC.  Before the fifth year of his reign, he was known as Amenhotep IV.  Noted for abandoning Egypt's traditional polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten.  Built the capital city of Amarna, formerly known as Akhetaten.  Patron of the pictorial arts.  Akhnaten ruled as pharaoh for 17 years until conservative traditionalists revolted against the new religion and assassinated him. Akhnaten’s monuments were dismantled or hidden, his statues destroyed, and his name was removed from historical documents and records.Subject of a popular modern day Opera composed by Philip Glass. Father of his successor, Tutankhamun.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 13:13, 29 May 2022

Akhnaten

Country

Birth - Death

Occupation

Politics

Notable Achievement

Head of State

Description

Egyptian pharoah who ruled from 1353-1336 BC. Before the fifth year of his reign, he was known as Amenhotep IV. Noted for abandoning Egypt's traditional polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten. Built the capital city of Amarna, formerly known as Akhetaten. Patron of the pictorial arts. Akhnaten ruled as pharaoh for 17 years until conservative traditionalists revolted against the new religion and assassinated him. Akhnaten’s monuments were dismantled or hidden, his statues destroyed, and his name was removed from historical documents and records.Subject of a popular modern day Opera composed by Philip Glass. Father of his successor, Tutankhamun.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


Share on Facebook