The king’s son took the throne as Amenhotep IV, but during the fifth year of his reign he made two momentous decisions. He changed his name to Akhenaten—Devoted to Aten—and he decided to ...

Crowned Amenhotep IV, he changed his name to Akhenaten in his fifth year on the throne and focused his energies on promoting a single god, Aten, the sun disk. Together with his beautiful queen ...

The pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten, who assumed the throne about the time that Paramessu was born, shook the foundation of Egyptian society. With the revolutionary zeal of a Lenin ...

When Amenhotep III dies, he is succeeded by his second son, Amenhotep IV—a bizarre visionary who ... he changes his name to Akhenaten—"he who is beneficial to the Aten." He elevates himself ...

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 ...

Amenhotep III’s son Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten, made many changes to Egyptian politics and religion. Known as ...