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The History of Egypt Podcast

Summary: Akhenaten (Phase 1)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Interlude: The Story So Far... We've covered a lot since Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten appeared on the throne of Egypt. Today, we take a breather to sort it all out and summarise what we've seen so far. This will put us on a good footing for even more drama in the years to come... Date: c.1357 BCE (regnal year 6) King: Akhenaten (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re) Queen: Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten) Location: Amarna (Akhet-Aten) Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com, Learn More about the Podcast at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

On BBC A

0:02.0

I am doing life a few more years means nothing to me

0:06.0

I'm pregnant

0:08.0

judges go easy I'm pregnant women

0:10.0

I've been old my electricity that's all

0:12.0

don't think I should even be in here.

0:14.0

A new series of the Baffa Award winning time.

0:18.0

You tell anyone and I mean anyone about me I will kill you. Starring Jody Whitaker tomorrow

0:25.3

Lawrence and Bella Ramsey. Time. Watch on BBC I Player And the Hello everyone, Dominic here. This episode of the History of Egypt Podcast is a summary of some recent material.

0:53.0

We've spent a few months exploring the early years of Aachenaten,

0:57.0

previously known as Armun Ho-de-The-fourth.

1:00.0

We've covered a lot of ground, but we've also had to jump around a lot in order to explore everything that the story has to offer.

1:09.0

Aikenatin is a complex figure, and after nine episodes of narrative some of you may be needing a refresher.

1:18.0

The first six years of Arcanatin's reign are tumultuous, but not half as tumultuous as what is going to come after.

1:26.4

So to get everyone on the same page, I'm going to give a quick summary of the story so far.

1:32.0

If you feel like you're up to speed, go ahead and skip this.

1:35.0

Otherwise, I hope this episode is useful.

1:38.0

Thank you for listening. Now, on with the show.

1:53.4

The man who became Arkanaten was born sometime around 130 bc. E approximately.

1:57.0

He was the second son of Egypt's magnificent Pharaoh,

2:00.7

the God King Neb Maathreh Amunhutep, the third.

2:05.0

A man who had consolidated Egypt's imperial power

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