In 1361 B.C. an insignificant 8 year old boy ascended to the throne of Egypt. His father, the Pharaoh, was a much loathed heretic who had abandoned Egypts traditions and had installed one god in place of the many that had been previously worshipped.
Akhenaton may have introduced the world to monotheism but scant few of his subjects appreciated it, especially the multitude of priests who had devoted their lives to the worship and promotion of the old gods.
When Akhenaton died he left no sons from his main marriage to Nefertiti. So it was that an 8 year old boy from a 2nd wife would come to power. Born Tutankaton, in deference to the one god of his father, he swiftly changed his name to Tutankhamon and reinstalled the old ways of his forefathers. Due to his age it is likely that these decisions were made for him by his advisors, Ay and Horemheb.
Besides correcting the mistakes of his father, Tutankhamon had no further significance in his lifetime. Nine years later he was dead, himself leaving no sons to succeed him. His wife, Ankhsenemun, attempted to remarry an old ally the son of the Hittite leader Suppililiumas I – in order to create a King. On his...
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