num_pages: 208
description: A lavishly illustrated portrait of ancient Egypt's heretic pharaoh sheds new light on the turbulent events of Akhenaten's reign; his efforts to impose upon his kingdom the worship of a single god; the political, cultural, social, and artistic facets of the Amarna era; and the mysteries of Akhenaten, the fate of his wife Nefertiti, and the death of his heir, Tutankhamun. 12,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet
titlecomplete: Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet
characters: Akhenaten
genres: Egypt, Biography, Religion, Nonfiction, Archaeology, Ancient History, Egyptology, Research, Africa, History
ratings_count: 472
places: Ancient Egypt
publisher: Thames & Hudson