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c. 2400 BCE - c. 2300 BCE

Amun first mentioned in the Egyptian work known as The Pyramid Texts.
1570 BCE - 1069 BCE

Amun rises in prominence in Egypt as the most powerful king of the gods during the New Kingdom.
c. 1570 BCE

Ahmose I of Thebes drives the Hyksos from Egypt and unifies the nation under Theban rule, ushering in the New Kingdom of Egypt and attributing his victory to Amun.
c. 1353 BCE

Amenhotep IV changes his name to Akhenaten, establishes the monotheistic cult of Aten, banishes other cults especially that of Amun.
c. 1336 BCE

Tutankhamun re-establishes the old Egyptian religion after the death of Akhenaten; cult of Amun resumes.
331 BCE

Alexander the Great declares himself the Son of Zeus-Ammon at Siwa Oasis.
c. 285 BCE

King Ergamenes slaughters the priests of Amun at Napata, breaks with Egypt.
c. 415 CE

Cult of Amun proscribed by the new religion of Christianity.