Egyptian history attempted to conceal the existence of Akhenaton and his religion for many understandable reasons. The Egyptian Pharaoh boldly overthrew an established religion to impose upon the people the new idea of monotheism. He embraced the sun god Aton with exclusivity that paralleled Monotheism. The 18th Dynasty Pharaoh was not always the “servant of Aton”. Neither was his name always Akhenaton, reflecting this servitude.
Amenophis IV was born the son of Amenophis III, The Egyptian Pharaoh, and Ty, a common woman of with no royal heritage. Some historians believe that he gained control through the death of his father. Others believe that Egypt was ruled by both Amenophis III and Amenophis IV for some time. This co-regency
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