Amarna Timeline

Reign of "the heretic king" Akhenaten.

The Amarna Period of Egypt.

Akhenaten abolishes traditional religious observances in Egypt;institutes worship of his personal god Aten.

Akhenaten moves the capital of Egypt from Thebes to his new city of Akhetaten (Amarna).

Life of the city of Akhetaten (Amarna).

Reign of pharaoh Tutankhamun who reverses Akhenaten's policies and restores traditional religion to Egypt.

Reign of the vizier Ay who continues Tutankhamun's policies.

Reign of pharaoh Horemheb who destroys the city of Akhetaten, restores Egyptian culture, and blots Akhenaten's name from history.