Amarna - Tel-el-Amarna - Amarna Pharaohs
The heretic king Akhenaten built his capital at Amarna, but shortly after his death the next pharaoh moved the capital back to Thebes.
Mysteries of the Amarna Pharaohs
From your Guide. The Amarna period of Egyptian history is filled with romantic mysteries and puzzles for generations of archaeologists to debate.
From your Guide. The Amarna period of Egyptian history is filled with romantic mysteries and puzzles for generations of archaeologists to debate.
Amarna
Definition of Amarna, a capital city of ancient Egypt.
Definition of Amarna, a capital city of ancient Egypt.
Review Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queen
Review of Joyce A. Tyldesley's biography of Akhenaten's great royal wife, Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queen.
Review of Joyce A. Tyldesley's biography of Akhenaten's great royal wife, Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queen.
Review: Tutankhamen
From your Guide, a review of Christine El Mahdy's biography of Tutankhamen, and story of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty in the fourteenth century B.C.
From your Guide, a review of Christine El Mahdy's biography of Tutankhamen, and story of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty in the fourteenth century B.C.
King Tut's Tomb Found
About's 20th Century Guide describes the search for and discovery of King Tut's Tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon.
About's 20th Century Guide describes the search for and discovery of King Tut's Tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon.
Photo Gallery
Photographs of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their daughters, from Joel A. Freeman's photograph collections.
Photographs of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their daughters, from Joel A. Freeman's photograph collections.
Top Myths about Ancient History - Today's Myths About the Past
Today we have a variety of "urban legends" about the past. Here are some of what are probably misconceptions.
Today we have a variety of "urban legends" about the past. Here are some of what are probably misconceptions.