The city was founded by Akhenaten, a king who, along with his wife Nefertiti and his son, Tutankhamun, has captured the modern imagination as much as any other figure from ancient Egypt.

Akhenaten was an Egyptian Pharaoh back in the 1300s BCE who upended the religious landscape of ancient Egypt. Within years of ascending the throne, he turned away from traditional Egyptian ...

A statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV) at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. AFP via Getty Images Meanwhile, the central street was impressively sloped to ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 'major' Egyptian town that was likely constructed by Akhenaten, father of the famous Tutankhamun. The settlement, founded as far back as the 18th Dynasty (c.

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian town dating back 3,400 years, likely established during the reign of Akhenaten, the father of Tutankhamun, and expanded centuries later by Ramses II.

A team of Egyptian archaeologists discover a 3400-year-old lost city buried under the sands, near the Valley of the Kings. It is the largest ancient city ever unearthed and one of the greatest ...

Researchers found the older ancient Egyptian settlement while they were ... Merytaton was the daughter of the pharaoh Akhenaten (reign 1349 to 1336 B.C.) and his wife Nefertiti.