Pharaoh Akhenaten

Pharaoh Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was one of ancient Egypt’s most intriguing and controversial rulers, reigning from around 1353 to 1336 BCE. He is renowned for his revolutionary religious reforms, centered around the worship of the sun god, Aten, and his relocation of the capital to Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna).

Akhenaten’s reforms disrupted Egypt’s traditional polytheistic religion and centralized power in the monarchy. He is often depicted in a unique and distinctive artistic style, with elongated features, including an elongated face, neck, and fingers, which some have speculated could be due to various factors, such as physical conditions like Marfan syndrome or artistic symbolism representing his religious beliefs.