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Akhenaten founds Akhetaten

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c. 1346 BC · Akhetaten · Africa · Culture

A pharaoh raises the sun disk above all other gods

Akhenaten founds Akhetaten
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Pharaoh Akhenaten elevated the sun disc Aten above all other gods and built a new capital, Akhetaten. His reform transformed Egyptian art but was reversed after his death and the city abandoned.

State: New Kingdom of Egypt

Alive at the time