Blurb:

This chapter treats the 18th Dynasty king Akhenaten who was one of the most controversial people ever to rule ancient Egypt and remains so today. Topics include:


- traditional views of Akhenaten


- the Amarna Letters


- Akhenaten and monotheism


- living in ma'at


- new evidence and revised interpretations


- Akenhaten and the military


- Queen Nefertiti


- Akenhaten's physical appearance


- the legacy of Akenaten


- the re-establishment of the old order


- the discover of Tutankhamun's tomb


- in search of a husband


- the end of the 18th Dynasty