Unfortunately, his legacy was somewhat tarnished by his son and successor, Amenhotep IV, who rebelled against the Amun priesthood and installed the sun god Aten as Egypt’s number one deity.

A statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV) at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. AFP via Getty Images Meanwhile, the central street was impressively sloped to ...

Amenhotep III's son, Amenhotep IV, took a different approach during his reign. Also known as Akhenaten, he took a more religious approach and abandoned the royal seat at Thebes and the ...

The wife of pharaoh Amenhotep IV was notable for her sublime beauty. Queen Nefertiti was the wife of pharaoh Amenhotep IV and lived in the 14th Century BC. She is regarded as one of the most ...

Great royal wife to Pharaoh Akhenaten, Nefertiti has long been celebrated for her beauty, but today's Egyptologists are exploring another dimension of her life: her role as powerbroker. Artistic ...

FIRST the pharaoh changed his name, from Amenhotep IV to Akhenaten. Then he decreed that a new capital should be built far away from the old one. And in this city, one god should be worshipped ...

Leading Egyptologist Zahi Hawass claims to have found the location of Queen Nefertiti’s mummy. According to a report by Newsweek, the archaeologist links what he believes to be the ancient ...

When Amenhotep III (reigned c1390 - 1352 BC) became Pharaoh in 1390 BC, Egypt had become the richest and most powerful nation on earth through war and conquest. The new king tried a different ...

She married Amenhotep IV, heir to the throne, at age 15. Polytheistic ancient Egyptians each favored one god or another. Nefertiti followed Aten, the sun god. In either the fifth or ninth year of ...