A statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV) at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. AFP via Getty Images Meanwhile, the central street was impressively sloped to ...

In ancient Egypt, Pharaoh Akhenaten was no different ... “Nobody really can explain it,” Hawass said, adding that around 500 statues of the Sekhmet, the goddess of healing, have also been ...

During the next dynasty, Akhenaten was referred to as “the criminal” and “the rebel,” and pharaohs destroyed his statues and images, trying to remove him from history entirely. Opinion ...

The pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten, who assumed the throne ... a pair of six-foot wooden guardian statues once covered in gold foil, and some statuettes of underworld deities.

Pharaohs were the kings of Ancient ... The people were very unhappy with this change and, after Akhenaten's death, destroyed many of his statues and monuments. Child: Tutankhamun, ruler of Egypt ...