In the history of the ancient Egyptians ,there are some people shall always stay very remarkably and also full of mystery

This  pharaoh king Akhenaten is one of those who had  many secrets in his lifetime

He ruled in the 18th dynasty  of the pharaos royal families for about 17 years between ( 1353 -1336 b.c )

He got the throne after his father king amonhoteb 3rd, he started his reign with the name of Amonhoteb the 4th which means Amon is satisfied

But soon he changed it to be Akhenaten (glory of aton) because he started to believe in god aton which was represented by the rays of the sun come down with key of the life ankh

He said that his god never imaged as a man or an animal as many other were represented befor like that.

Such this idea of believing in a different god than Amon was so brave and  needed  a great courage from the pharaoh, because the big power and influences of Amon priests in ancient thebes ( luxor nowadays)

They started a big revolution against the pharaoh and his followers, so he preferred to close the door of the civil war and gave his people a peaceful life when he decided to have a new capital for Egypt in the middle of Egypt as a town was called akhitaten which means  horizon of aton known nowadays by Tell el amarna by  El minia governorate became the capital where he lived until death with his family and all of those who believed in his god

The king had 6 daughters out of his marriage to his beautiful wife Nefertiti, while his syrian second wife princess Kya got   him his only son the well known king Tutankhamun

There is another side in his life still full of mystery i mean his figure on the walls of his temples when he represented him self in a huge body with some female features ,we are still confused about the reason behind that .

The art of his time became very unique and remarkable known by realism art

We may haven’t a lot of his achievements remains ,but what we have are some amazing things either in Ramosa  (the city monarch) tomb in nobles valley  or in karnak temple by luxor town ,all got his figures  while he stands with a long neck, and soft belly, long arms and heavy thighs, with his wife and some of his daughters

We can tell a lot about him ,but you can know more if you come to the mother of land..Egypt .