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S1 E2 The Curse of Amarna

Documentary

12+

26 minutes

31 Dec 2011

A new chapter of Egyptian history began with the rule of Pharaoh Akhanaten. His visions would plunge the realm into an unpredictable crisis. By Akhanatens side ruled Queen Nefertiti. Had the Pharaoh succumbed to her magical beauty?

Season 1, 3 Episodes

Season 1 (3 Episodes)

Akhenaten and Nefertiti - The Sun was the Only Witness

The Sun was the Only Witness,

When Akhanaten became Pharaoh of Egypt, around the year 1360 B.C., he kindled a religious revolution: He wanted to restrict worship to the Sun-god, Atun. Egypt had been a polytheistic realm for more than 2,000 years.

Akhenaten and Nefertiti - The Curse of Amarna

The Curse of Amarna,

A new chapter of Egyptian history began with the rule of Pharaoh Akhanaten. His visions would plunge the realm into an unpredictable crisis. By Akhanatens side ruled Queen Nefertiti. Had the Pharaoh succumbed to her magical beauty?

Akhenaten and Nefertiti - The Mummies of the Heretics

The Mummies of the Heretics,

The first rumours of a forgotten Pharaoh reached Europe in the middle of the 19th century. In Middle Egypt, near the town of Asyut, Prussian scholar Richard Lepsius made an astonishing discovery.

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Akhenaten and Nefertiti

Documentary

12+

1 Season

26 minutes

Generations to come dubbed Akhenaton "the criminal of Amarna", for what he accomplished in Egypt had seemed impossible. He overthrew the old gods and replaced them with one figure: Aton.

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