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S7E3 - Akhenaten The Heretic King

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The Myth of Pharaoh Amenhotep III

The year is 1353 BCE, and Pharaoh Amenhotep III has just died after 38 years on the throne. He left his 18-year-old son, Amenhotep IV, in a good position to keep the good times rolling. In this time period, Amun was the most prominent god. After pharaoh died, he joined the gods in the field of reeds. It was a belief system that worked for a really long time.

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