Akhenaten, a name that stands alone in Egypt's ancient past, isolated from history, enigmatic, dark and misunderstood. Many pharoahs stand in splendour for their achievements, Rameses the Great, warrior king, Khufu, supposed builder of the most famous pyramids, Cleopatra, the young queen who ... Read review
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Advantages: an insight into a lost period of history Disadvantages: a complex history
...invoke pride in human achievement. Akhenaten is remembered in a different way, almost in the way that Adolf Hitler or Genghis Khan is thought of today. But like the current apologist revival for Richard III in English history, is it time to re-evaluate this derided ancient kings image and look for a more balanced view of the man himself? This may be the book to do just that.
Akhenaten is not a name that many will be overly familiar with, unless ... ...to power the now re-named Akhenaten turned his back on the religious traditions of his country and instigated a new monotheistic system. A combination of the loss of revenue from the old established temples and his extravagance in building his new temples and cities lead the country to the brink of bankruptcy and caused his exile. The effects of his "reforms" were the same as if you tried to shut down the Church of England over night.
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