sourced story
c. 1348 BCEReputable sourceWell documented

Akhenaten's Religious Revolution

On the timeline · around c. 1348 BCE · Akhenaten's Religious Revolution1,550 BCE1,500 BCE1,450 BCE1,400 BCE1,350 BCE1,300 BCE1,250 BCE1,200 BCE1,150 BCE

What happened

The pharaoh Akhenaten swept away Egypt's traditional gods and elevated the sun-disk Aten as the single supreme deity — often called the first known experiment in monotheism. He moved the capital to a new city, Akhetaten (Amarna), and, with his wife Nefertiti, presented the royal couple as intermediaries of the god.

Why it matters

This 'Amarna revolution' was one of history's most radical religious upheavals, though it was reversed and condemned after Akhenaten's death.

Sources