Akhenaten - A Pharaoh Obsessed (Patreon)

Published:

2019-11-15 18:31:00

Imported:

2021-01

Content

Queen Nefertiti's husband Akhenaten was a bit of an unusual pharaoh. So unusual his successors tried (and almost successfully!) erased him from history. What exactly did Akhenaten do that warranted such an extreme response? He tried to unite the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt, commissioned radically different art, and... tried to forcibly convert all citizens to worshiping his one and only god, Aten. Not a great look for a ruler of a mostly polytheistic society. But hey, a sun disk with multiple arms is a pretty neat looking god!

Files

Akhenaten - A Pharaoh Obsessed - Extra History

Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon A revolutionary dreamer or a tyrannical despot? That is a question at the heart of Akhenaten's rule, a pharaoh so unusual, that his successors tried and almost successfully erased him from the historical records. You may know his more famous wife, Queen Nefertiti but Akhenaten was a fascinating ruler. He went against the grain of almost all of Egyptian traditions including trying to establish a monotheistic religion and unite the kingdom Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt. Check out all our shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Grab your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Saturday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://becausegamesmatter.com/extra-credits-community-code-of-conduct Contribute community subtitles to Extra History: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Watch us play games and have fun on http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Listen to our podcast: http://becausegamesmatter.com/podcast Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Follow us on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/EConTumblr ____________ ♪ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 *Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1AaJG4H ♪ Outro music: "Extra History - Odds and Ends" by Sean Kiner, Dean Kiner https://soundcloud.com/deankinersounds