Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt

by Dominic Montserrat

Book Overview

The pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt in the mid-fourteenth century BCE, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in Egyptian history. Often called the originator of monotheism and the world's first recorded individual, he has fascinated and inspired both scholars of Egyptology and creative talents as diverse as Sigmund Freud and Philip Glass.
This provocative biography examines both the real Akhenaten and the myths that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415301866
• ISBN13: 9780415301862
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"