Akhenaten: The First Monotheist

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Approximately 3,400 years ago, Egypt was at the height of its power during the 18th Dynasty. In the midst of this period came a Pharoah who completely upended Egyptian society. He built an entirely new capital, created an entirely new religion, neglected his empire, and ultimately caused the destruction of his dynasty. Yet, despite his historical importance, we didn’t even know he existed for almost 3000 years. Learn more about Akhenaten, history’s first monotheist, and his impact on ancient Egypt on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Approximately 3,400 years ago, Egypt was at the height of its power during the 18th dynasty.
0:05.9	In the middle of this period came a pharaoh who completely upended Egyptian society.
0:10.9	He built an entirely new capital, created an entirely new religion, neglected his empire,
0:16.0	and ultimately caused the destruction of his dynasty.
0:19.3	Yet, despite his historical importance,
0:21.8	we didn't even know he existed for almost 3,000 years.
0:26.5	Learn more about Akhenaten,
0:28.3	history's first monotheist and his impact on ancient Egypt
0:31.3	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:13.0	cult spiral in a search for salvation.
1:21.0	The story of Akhenaten is, I think, the most fascinating story of any pharaoh from ancient
1:26.2	Egypt.
1:27.0	And it begins in the 18th
1:28.9	dynasty approximately 3,400 years ago. Egypt was a wealthy, stable empire with control over
1:37.0	Nubia to the south and the Levant to the northeast. Built through conquest, it enjoyed prosperity,
1:42.9	exercised diplomacy, and undertook massive building projects.
1:47.1	Religion was the traditional Egyptian polytheism, whose powerful priesthood had grown extremely
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