ANCIENT HISTORY MAGAZINE # 41: he Reign of Akhenaten

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Tutankamun's modern fame often overshadows the truly unique period in Egyptian history that directly proceeded his reign. Akhenaten founded an entirely new capital and religion, which vanished almost as quickly as it had appeared.

Theme: The Reign of Akhenaten
* The Reign of Egypt's Golden Couple - Akhenaten and Nefertiti
* The Sun-Disc, Creator of the World - Aten, the Sole God
* A New City Founded for a New God - Akhetaten
* A Woman from Byblos in the Amarna letters - The Ummahnu Affair
* The Image of Power During Akhenaten's reign - Representing the Aten
* Destruction and Rediscovery - The Legacy of Akhenaten

Features:
* An Ancient Marco Polo - The Lost Story of Maes Titianus
* The Persian king's Breakfast and Alexander the Great - Eat Like a King
* Orosius' Historiae and Late Antique Christian Identity in the Roman empire
* Soak Them, Mash Them, Stick Them in a Sauce - Pears in Antiquity
* A Monument Near Monaco - The Tropaeum Augusti