Egypt’s most colorful and controversial king was named
Amenhotep IV (1369–1353 b.c.). Like his predecessors, he
began his rule from Thebes. But he resented the power of
the priests, and he rejected the supremacy of their chief god,
a regional deity named Amon. Amenhotep IV, who took his
name from that god, then made a complete break with Amon
One of the New Kingdom’s most renowned pharaohs was Ramses II
(the Great), who built the temple of Abu Simbel between 1290 and 1224
b.c. The temple was located south of Aswan, near the border with Sudan,
but was relocated to higher ground in the mid-1960s, when the Aswan
High Dam formed Lake Nasser.
Amenhotep IV (1369–1353 b.c.). Like his predecessors, he
began his rule from Thebes. But he resented the power of
the priests, and he rejected the supremacy of their chief god,
a regional deity named Amon. Amenhotep IV, who took his
name from that god, then made a complete break with Amon
One of the New Kingdom’s most renowned pharaohs was Ramses II
(the Great), who built the temple of Abu Simbel between 1290 and 1224
b.c. The temple was located south of Aswan, near the border with Sudan,
but was relocated to higher ground in the mid-1960s, when the Aswan
High Dam formed Lake Nasser.
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