Akhenaton (or Akhenaten) was the tenth pharaoh of Egypt's
eighteenth dynasty. Son of Amenhotep III and the chief queen, Tiya, Akhenaton
succeeded to the throne as Amenhotep IV and took a throne
name meaning "the sun's ultimate perfection, unique one
of the sun." He created a new capital at Amarna.
(c.1352-1336 BCE).
