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The Rise and Fall of Akhenaten

Pharaoh Akhenaten wants to begin anew. He orders the construction of a brand new city, a brand new Egyptian capital. And he also decides that he's going to build a brand new capital city on a completely virgin site in Middle Egypt. With a few years, he builds an entire capital city. The name means Horizon of the Arden. Many are worked to death in the name of Arden. Today, mass graves continue to throw up the remains of the Faros workforce.

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