Amarna is the modern Arabic name for the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten, capital of the country under the reign of Akhenaten (1353-1336 BCE). The site is officially known as Tell el-Amarna, so-named for the Beni Amran tribe who were living in the area when it was discovered.
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1353 BCE - 1336 BCEReign of "the heretic king" Akhenaten.
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c. 1348 BCE - 1320 BCEThe Amarna Period of Egypt.
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c. 1348 BCEAkhenaten abolishes traditional religious observances in Egypt;institutes worship of his personal god Aten.
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c. 1346 BCEAkhenaten moves the capital of Egypt from Thebes to his new city of Akhetaten (Amarna).
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c. 1346 BCE - c. 1320 BCELife of the city of Akhetaten (Amarna).
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c. 1336 BCE - 1327 BCEReign of pharaoh Tutankhamun who reverses Akhenaten's policies and restores traditional religion to Egypt.
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c. 1327 BCE - c. 1320 BCEReign of the vizier Ay who continues Tutankhamun's policies.
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c. 1320 BCE - 1292 BCEReign of pharaoh Horemheb who destroys the city of Akhetaten, restores Egyptian culture, and blots Akhenaten's name from history.
