The Most Hated Pharaoh | Akhenaten | Ancient Egypt Documentary

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  • Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti attempted to upend centuries of tradition by forcing the people of Egypt to abandon their pantheon of gods in favor of worshipping a single deity, Aten. Despite being labeled a heretic and a rebel, Akhenaten forever changed the course of history!
    Akhenaten Biography
    1380 BC - 1335 BC
    The Most Hated Pharaoh
    Ancient Egypt Documentary
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    Editor: Christopher Geman
    Writer: Christopher Geman
    Narrator: Christian H. Miles
    Artist: Carlos Jaramillo
    Music: "Golden Sea" - Jon Sumner
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  • @HistoryExplained
    @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +64

    History Explained Videos
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    • @dadsonworldwide3238
      @dadsonworldwide3238 Před 2 lety +5

      No hes every bit 1000 years late on monotheism in fact hes influenced by his family that also was monotheist. If it was them or the asiatics and hyksos can be debated but its still long before him.
      Its bad historians and the secural and athiest in this field are really bad at understanding such symbolic ancient life

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +5

      Thanks for sharing :)

    • @dadsonworldwide3238
      @dadsonworldwide3238 Před 2 lety +3

      @@HistoryExplained In covid ,large teams have been able to excavate free of tourist . its been alot of great discovery thats coming our way..

    • @talalahmad4905
      @talalahmad4905 Před 2 lety +2

      Bro wrong history completely. How can u compile a report on that time's politics and not mention bani-israel. Ur research is so much incomplete

    • @philomenaetu-efeotor9244
      @philomenaetu-efeotor9244 Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you for all 87777

  • @TheFreeThinkingMan
    @TheFreeThinkingMan Před 2 lety +513

    I've been studying religion for over a decade now and just today learned about the Akhenaten - Moses connection theory and it has blown my mind. It makes so much sense... same period, one god, prohibiting idol worship, etc.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +44

      Yes it's really fascinating! I'm glad you learned something!

    • @anthonypolonkay2681
      @anthonypolonkay2681 Před 2 lety +46

      At first I thought mabey akhenaten was Joseph, but I guess this makes more sense. It would also make sense as why there isnt many records if the exodus, if the following kingships went through such lengths to erase akenatens very name from history, then no doubt they would do the same to the historicity of any other monotheistic peoples that left.

    • @user-jz3gj9et4k
      @user-jz3gj9et4k Před 2 lety +65

      @@anthonypolonkay2681 Joseph wasn't a Pharoah, just an adviser if I'm not mistaken

    • @anthonypolonkay2681
      @anthonypolonkay2681 Před 2 lety +20

      @@user-jz3gj9et4k your right
      He wasnt pharaoh, but he might as well have been since pharaoh was the only person he answered to. And due to saving the country from famine, he was essentially running egypt in pharaohs stead. I figured that this combined with the fact that the only reason we know about ahkenaten was the capital he had built, and that egypt made it a point to scrub his name from the anols of history after he died, that maney there may be a mistenterpiration of him being a pharaoh since he effectively had the power of one.

    • @blackadam6445
      @blackadam6445 Před 2 lety +30

      @@anthonypolonkay2681 ya Joseph’s story is historically unique. He saved Egypt from famine single hand idly

  • @Caddiar47
    @Caddiar47 Před 3 lety +466

    I've clicked the video faster, than Tutankhaten changing his name to Tutankhamon

  • @ahmedsayd3202
    @ahmedsayd3202 Před 2 lety +23

    Great work 👏👏
    Some theories claim akhenaton was the king when prophet youssef(joseph) lived in Egypt and responded to message of prophet for worship to one God

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you very much Ahmed! I appreciate you :)

    • @fatimaguvenc831
      @fatimaguvenc831 Před 3 měsíci +4

      Yes, it's true and during the Hittites. It's exactly a puzzle, history, geography and Quran are all one.

    • @paweprabucki6990
      @paweprabucki6990 Před měsícem

      I have another theory I think he was son of Pharoh of exodus. He was second born so maybe firstborn died in tenth plague and also timing agrees with Bible date of Exodus which is arround 15 century bce.

  • @bc7138
    @bc7138 Před 3 lety +100

    This is a great overview of the subject. Well done!

  • @EGYPT.ATREES
    @EGYPT.ATREES Před 3 lety +130

    As an Egyptian, I’m grateful that you’re dedicating many videos to the Pharaohs! Hope to see in future one dedicated to Pepi the 2nd (supposedly the longest reigning monarch in history, reigning 94 years since the age of 6) and Ramses the 2nd too. You’re doing a great job, happy Easter to all!

    • @AshwinKumar-kc7ly
      @AshwinKumar-kc7ly Před 3 lety +12

      One my of my favorite historical figure is Ramses II. I enjoy reading books like Christian Jacq on Ramses. Like these books so much that I keep reading them many times. I can imagine the regal picture of this character the author explains in his book.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +23

      Really appreciate the suggestions! I regret not making a video on Pepi II after Imhotep. Perhaps one day I’ll go back if I ever decide to break the chronological order. Ramesses II will be my next video for sure though. Thank you for your support!

    • @speggeri90
      @speggeri90 Před 3 lety +5

      I'd recommend to read my now passed countrymans book set in Ancient Egypt during the time of Akhenaten, called "Sinuhe the Egyptian" by Mika Waltari! :) I hope it's translated to your native language. It was written already in 1946 so who knows. Me and my wife wanted to visit Egypt because of this book :D

    • @Orange6921
      @Orange6921 Před 3 lety +4

      @@HistoryExplained I don't understand how he is the "first monotheist". Abraham is several centuries older than Akhenaten, even Moses and the Exodus was a full century before him.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +12

      @@Orange6921 “The World’s First Historically Verifiable Monotheist” was too long of a title for my liking.

  • @NK-mn6zu
    @NK-mn6zu Před 3 lety +139

    Really excited for this! However, Queen Nefertiti is my overall favourite ancient Egyptian personality.

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae Před 3 lety +5

      what makes her special, tho? her husband clearly outshone her in every way lol

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +12

      Happy to hear

    • @gandolph999
      @gandolph999 Před 2 lety +9

      @@RexGalilae what makes her special is that she gave him his head (as referenced from the Egyptian Book of the Dead).
      Few people if any will really know what that means.
      But, Nefertiti appears to have held Egypt's throne through a very difficult period after Akhenaten (and possibly even with him).

    • @thalmoragent9344
      @thalmoragent9344 Před 2 lety +9

      @@gandolph999
      Gave him his head? What? 😅

    • @moekontze116
      @moekontze116 Před 2 lety +1

      yes I agree with you. I love Nefertiti and I use her as my alias name instead of my own and also use her as my Avatar. she my Queen♥️

  • @nickscurvy8635
    @nickscurvy8635 Před 2 lety +13

    This is great content. I love how the most random things will pop into my head to get curious about and someone has probably made a video about it.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +2

      Love when that happens as well. I’m that you enjoy my videos!

  • @gmg9010
    @gmg9010 Před 3 lety +5

    He’s back

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +1

      Always been here. Thanks for watching!

    • @gmg9010
      @gmg9010 Před 3 lety

      @@HistoryExplained you’re welcome

  • @williamstamper5395
    @williamstamper5395 Před 2 lety +53

    A great story, I wish a movie be made about AKHENATEN & NEFERTITI pharaoh and queen of Egypt.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +7

      I wish the same! They would make for a fantistic movie!

    • @Wyldhare47
      @Wyldhare47 Před 2 lety +1

      There were two books written by Allen drury..one is called return to Thebes.....soo wonderful..I’ve forgotten the other..but...I liked them both...sadly out of print..see if you can find them...hope you’d like them

    • @nageenwali9725
      @nageenwali9725 Před 2 lety +4

      Then you must watch about alienation Islamic move hazard yusuf as the Joseph

    • @calaf1816
      @calaf1816 Před 2 lety +4

      Obama could do as him

    • @billyra4992
      @billyra4992 Před 2 lety +1

      There a movie Akhenaten in it called The Pharoah. Made in the 50's.

  • @mysteryof7
    @mysteryof7 Před rokem +3

    Excellent! Excellent! I have listened a few times and this has been like a piece of a puzzle I’ve been missing. Thank you for such a great video.

  • @EchoSeeker19
    @EchoSeeker19 Před 3 lety +27

    you put so much effort in these videos its insain

  • @TimRoseOfficial
    @TimRoseOfficial Před 3 lety +20

    I’ll be watching fully later my friend! So awesome to see your notification this morning!!! 😊

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +2

      I really appreciate that! Thanks so much!

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +2

      Your review of my channel during your livestream the other day was helpful and great fun! Check out Tim’s review of my channel starting at 36:08 in this video:
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  • @hector-nu6gl
    @hector-nu6gl Před 2 lety +37

    Stunning how realistic her sculpture looks for the time period.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +4

      Absolutely!

    • @wildsane203
      @wildsane203 Před 2 lety +4

      Well! It’s from Africa, you should expect that

    • @jenniferskweter
      @jenniferskweter Před 2 lety

      God, why do Westerners act like people in the olden days were the dumbest things to ever exist on the planet? Maybe your ancestors personally weren't achieving things but plenty of ours were highly advanced.
      People who lived thousands of years before us were evidently very ahead of their time and intelligent, and their intelligence definitely far exceeded that of the people of this generation.

    • @nataliaaa7472
      @nataliaaa7472 Před rokem +2

      @@wildsane203 wasnt it proven to be fake?

    • @eclark3849
      @eclark3849 Před rokem

      Most found were fake oldest found looked like 1st egyptains African were Not shown scientists refused to say why they picked later ones like they made

  • @RealAmericanStar
    @RealAmericanStar Před 3 lety +17

    Glad you're back!

  • @jomon723
    @jomon723 Před 3 lety +10

    Nice fine line on the look 😉

  • @gavinmccormick3658
    @gavinmccormick3658 Před 2 lety +62

    We know nothing of the personality or mannerisms of this man, but he must have been a fascinating individual during his life.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před rokem +2

      Indeed!

    • @yvettemarshallTWN
      @yvettemarshallTWN Před 11 měsíci +1

      Lots about him if you discern: Mystic (took seriously advice of Joseph, an Hebrew dream-mancer!), learned literate man, religious, close to his mother, faithful family patriarch (girl dad!) and husband. Open-minded, artistic (wrote poems and hymns to God), practical (Akhenaten chose the location of his new holy city (Akhetaten/El-Amarna-East Nile) and co-designed it with his architects), able king, politician and diplomat. Maverick visionary whose influence and ideas still flourish today.

  • @HansImAffen
    @HansImAffen Před 3 lety +58

    I'm so glad that you put out a new video!
    May I suggest that you always depict the year in which the events are happening?
    I myself always had a hard time putting timelines into perspective

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +24

      Yes you’re right. I deff will be improving the tracking of dates in future videos. Thanks for the suggestion!

    • @adampindell
      @adampindell Před 3 lety +9

      Great idea! Maybe even reference them to the timelines of some of your past videos; if there's any relevant correlation between them, other than the time period.

  • @HealingMelodies
    @HealingMelodies Před 3 lety +24

    Wow! I just saw your comment over on Tim's channel. I was not expecting such amazing information! I'm going to have to be careful (i.e. I'll probably binge your channel at some point, haha). I've listened to 3 books/lectures on Rome during my walks to work/while doing the dishes and other house chores over the past few months, lol. I'm happy to have found you through Tim! Hope you have a great day!!
    - Matt

  • @erin6083
    @erin6083 Před rokem +3

    Another excellent video! Very well done!

  • @LionsToday
    @LionsToday Před 2 lety +4

    Great work. This channel will be at 100k in no time

  • @ranapratapsingh3416
    @ranapratapsingh3416 Před rokem +7

    Great history preserved in Egypt. Thank you to all the Pharaohs and people of ancient Egypt.

  • @jasmyn_444
    @jasmyn_444 Před 2 lety +12

    Unrelated to Akhenaten & his story, the sun is known as Ra to Egyptians & as a maori from New Zealand we also call the sun Rā 😭 such a cool connection. Anyway this was a cool video 😊

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for sharing

    • @SIMO-eb1hw
      @SIMO-eb1hw Před rokem +2

      the right pronunciation of the sun in ancient egyptian is ra' or ra3 I don't know how to type the last sound but it exist in other afro-asiatic languages like Arabic, hebrew or Berber.

    • @martinchege6256
      @martinchege6256 Před rokem +1

      @@SIMO-eb1hw and in the largest ethnic group in Kenya( the Kikuyu) it's known as ' riūa '

    • @SIMO-eb1hw
      @SIMO-eb1hw Před rokem

      @@martinchege6256 really? are they speaking an afro-asiatic language or it's just a coincidence?

  • @cliveadams9128
    @cliveadams9128 Před 2 lety +153

    This is a good introduction to Ahkenaten, but it leaves out many facts that are unknown to history. Ahkenaten didn't die naturally, he was murdered (poisoned) by order of the high priest of Thebes. His six daughters were also murdered in the same way. Nefertiti was spared, because of her popularity and allowed to live out her natural life in Amarna. Tut was spared because the priests who engineered the murder of Ahkenaten's family, needed a puppet successor to maintain the royal succession. Much more could be said about the significance of Ahkenaten's life and work and the relevance to our times, but maybe another time.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety +23

      Interesting. Thanks for sharing!

    • @waltraudweber889
      @waltraudweber889 Před 2 lety +5

      Ver y beautiful to red over Akhenaton...the most great farao all times..

    • @waltraudweber889
      @waltraudweber889 Před 2 lety +4

      Waere is Akhenaton burried?
      Where is the place hola is burried?
      Nothing hace idea from hemos???

    • @queensparkleintexas8090
      @queensparkleintexas8090 Před 2 lety +7

      @@HistoryExplained Thank you for so much for your videos . I really appreciate your great work.

    • @angelacooper8973
      @angelacooper8973 Před 2 lety +5

      One of the daughters lived as King Tut had a wife and his children were stillborn

  • @nERVEcenter117
    @nERVEcenter117 Před 3 lety +73

    I'd love to know if the artist of all these portraits (I assume it's Carlos Jaramillo?) has an Artstation or some other repository of them in high resolution. Translating all these statues and symbolic carvings into a realistic human face, in costume, really brings these ancient monarchs to life. It's breathtaking.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +20

      I agree! His art is so breathaking! Yes he does have an ArtStation. I just added it to the description below each video containing his work. Thanks for commenting!

    • @nERVEcenter117
      @nERVEcenter117 Před 3 lety +12

      @@HistoryExplained Awesome, thank you so much! His portfolio is fantastic, and it looks like your commissions have been an excellent portrait study series for him. Incredible!

  • @emc8476
    @emc8476 Před 3 lety +14

    So glad to hear your voice again!

  • @zezevibes
    @zezevibes Před 4 měsíci

    Great video! So much answers

  • @rq3tgunm
    @rq3tgunm Před 2 lety +4

    Well done! Therefore I subscribed immediately. Thanks.

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory Před 3 lety +13

    you're finally back! Best easter present

  • @bobbkg762
    @bobbkg762 Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you for showing the Pharoah' in a more realistic view, this is awesome.

  • @thathistoryiscoolguy
    @thathistoryiscoolguy Před 3 lety +15

    Great as usual!

  • @ninomiskulin9286
    @ninomiskulin9286 Před 3 lety +20

    Finally a new video, been waiting for ages. Its like Christmas every time you upload:)

  • @JaelaOrdo
    @JaelaOrdo Před 3 lety +12

    Ooh can’t wait 😊

  • @wendycrossland8326
    @wendycrossland8326 Před 3 lety +6

    Great video

  • @MegaGehendra
    @MegaGehendra Před 2 lety +1

    Loved this channel

  • @starkindustries8143
    @starkindustries8143 Před rokem +1

    Great video!

  • @lynnmitzy1643
    @lynnmitzy1643 Před 2 lety +3

    I am , very much, enjoying your videos, thank you.

  • @ranielljademolato5088
    @ranielljademolato5088 Před 3 lety +21

    Can you do Ramesess II?
    Love your videos man! Keep on rocking!

  • @denizen9998
    @denizen9998 Před 2 lety +14

    There was a really great movie in the 50s called "The Egyptian" that describes this era.

    • @robertoaguiar8082
      @robertoaguiar8082 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes! I was about to say the same thing! I love the book and movie.

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 Před 2 lety

      @@robertoaguiar8082 Isn't Jack Hawkins and Joan Collins in that film?

    • @denizen9998
      @denizen9998 Před 2 lety

      Maria no, I remember Victor Mature but not Joan or Jack. Sorry.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před rokem

      I need to watch it. Thanks for sharing!

  • @andreliebowitzvlogs
    @andreliebowitzvlogs Před 3 lety +7

    Finally new vídeo

  • @ENLIGHTENMENTscience
    @ENLIGHTENMENTscience Před 3 lety +13

    Beautiful and interesting, thank you for your work !

  • @TimRoseOfficial
    @TimRoseOfficial Před 3 lety +14

    So excited to see a new vid old friend!!

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +1

      I’m very happy to hear that! Thank you my friend!

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +1

      Your review of my channel during your livestream the other day was helpful and great fun! Check out Tim’s review of my channel starting at 36:08 in this video:
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  • @RexGalilae
    @RexGalilae Před 3 lety +30

    Kinda spooky to see the similarities between him and the Roman Emperor Aurelian

    • @fredbarker9201
      @fredbarker9201 Před 3 lety +7

      What similarities

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +5

      Interesting. I’m watching Kings & Generals’ video on Emperor Aurelian now to learn more about him because I’m not very familiar.

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae Před 3 lety +11

      @@HistoryExplained
      Yeah he's one of the most brilliant emperors you've never heard of. Madlad reversed the fall of Rome's economy and military power in just 5 years.
      History would've been very different if not for those glorious few years.
      He introduced monotheism to Rome in the same way Akhenaten did to Egypt. Both worshipped the Sun god and both had strong independent women as wives. Aurelian's wife served as the de facto empress after his assassination. Perhaps the only Roman woman to have done so

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +2

      Just finished it. Yea he sounds fascinating and extremely consequential. So impressive how he defeated both the Palmyrene Empire and the Gaulic Empire in only a couple of years... Mind blowing actually!

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae Před 3 lety +2

      @@HistoryExplained
      I can already make guesses on who the next vid is going to be about :P

  • @lornabussue1558
    @lornabussue1558 Před rokem +1

    A great video depicting the way History has influenced civilization.

  • @rogersnick17
    @rogersnick17 Před 2 lety +12

    Glorious African history.
    Thank you so much for channel's value and amazing work. I'm subbing.

    • @islamsaadoun2018
      @islamsaadoun2018 Před 2 lety +1

      It's Egyptian history, not the whole continent dum*my

    • @TheBlegit33
      @TheBlegit33 Před 2 lety +1

      It’s African history. There’d be no Kemet (Egypt) without the nomads making their way to that area of Africa. Kemet was the grand jewel of centuries of discovery and African progress; hence the reason pyramids and artifacts, found in central Africa that pre-date Kemet’s colossal version, have the same symbology to that found in that once dominant African culture.

    • @TheBlegit33
      @TheBlegit33 Před 2 lety

      Stop! The modern day Egyptians have nothing to do with the ancient culture of that area! They’ve only just arrived in the 7th Century as invaders! They defaced the pyramids of their granite coverings to build their mosques. And if it truly was “Egyptian” history, then why are they continuing to deface, raid the resting sites of these ancient African pharaohs? Egypt is a Greek/Roman designation-its Kemet! Even the world-renowned Greek/Roman philosophers described in their own words what they looked like! Egyptology is a racist program, funded by the Catholic Church, to continue its goal of denying real history to surface. So miss me with that tired, old “sub-Saharan, Egypt history argument. This is the Aquarius Age! Knowledge is at everybody’s fingertips-not just the chosen few! Peace…and THANK YOU!

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před rokem +1

      I really appreciate it. Thanks you very much :)

  • @KTA1sVidsandFacts
    @KTA1sVidsandFacts Před 3 lety +20

    Praise the Sun! A new video!

  • @yassine073t
    @yassine073t Před 2 lety +14

    If he still believed in other gods why would he vandalize their temples and statues? It is more likely that he didn’t believe in any other gods.

  • @SarahtheSoldier
    @SarahtheSoldier Před rokem +4

    This video taught me much about Ancient Egypt's most hated pharaoh- much more than a boring lecture could! This was very engaging and informative, making it recommendable to anyone.
    The Amarna Period certainly brought about an interesting *(I want to say more realistic)* way of art. As for Akhenaten's depictions of himself, I believe- and I'm no expert- that he depicted himself in an almost feminine manner since the Aten was androgynous- and Akhenaten was, supposedly, the son of the Aten, therefore making him androgynous; moreover, Tutankhamen tested negative for Marfan's syndrome- despite being severely inbred, like Cleopatra.
    If I didn't watch this video, I would remain unaware of this ruler. Keep up the great work, guys!

  • @moprea19
    @moprea19 Před 3 lety +50

    This guy who makes these video is great isn't he?

  • @geechterrell9841
    @geechterrell9841 Před rokem

    Thank you for the Video of a Great Pharoe

  • @mercifulwarrior
    @mercifulwarrior Před rokem +7

    we, kikuyu from mt. Kenya believe that our father had 9 daughters and no son when he set foot on the slopes of mt. Kenya. we also worship in a similar way to that of Akhenaten... the're so many other things in us that are similar to those of akhenaten...

  • @tplyons5459
    @tplyons5459 Před rokem +3

    Anyone notice that Amonhotep IV didn't look anything like his father or grand father? Like the strange Alien skull and weird body shape AND that Nefertiti appears from no where with the same extended skull feature?

  • @KNWLFactory
    @KNWLFactory Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great Work 👍

  • @OttomanHistoryHub
    @OttomanHistoryHub Před 3 lety +15

    When I see a History Explained video: 8:15

  • @bespit6654
    @bespit6654 Před 3 lety +4

    cool

  • @MRconfusedboy
    @MRconfusedboy Před 2 lety +6

    i dunno how he changed history forever? his own son immidiatly started the revert to the previous religious system, and they covered up the hieroglyphs on the walls from the era of akhenaten, so they pretty much completly forgot about him

  • @WorldAfterCovid19TV
    @WorldAfterCovid19TV Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome! 👍

  • @circumscris
    @circumscris Před 3 lety +14

    Lovely video mate. It's a given that Ramses II will be one of your future videos so I'll make some suggestions of rulers who reigned before him that you can cover:
    Suppiluliuma I
    Ashur-uballit I
    Mursili II
    Horemheb
    Adad-nārārī I

  • @mayurpoddar5822
    @mayurpoddar5822 Před 3 lety +4

    Why you do not upload videos

  • @HistoryJunkie
    @HistoryJunkie Před 3 lety +13

    Love your content!

  • @therealjmoneymediatrjmmedi4060

    Awesome 👊🏾

  • @user-jw2iy8wy8n
    @user-jw2iy8wy8n Před 3 měsíci

    I like this channels well explained. Nothing but the truth.

  • @adampindell
    @adampindell Před 3 lety +57

    The series is way better than anything on Netflix 😅
    I just wish you'd release an entire season at once 😁
    Great work man👏👏👏👏👏

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +5

      That's very kind of you

    • @gregoriotorres7369
      @gregoriotorres7369 Před rokem +1

      Yes

    • @jodi699
      @jodi699 Před rokem +1

      This is true, I love Egyptology but Netflix series are a let down.

    • @ForeveryBloom
      @ForeveryBloom Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@jodi699 Especially that upcoming Cleopatra documentary where she is dark skinned.. People don't seem to realize that she was Macedonian, NOT from Egypt. 😑

  • @titosumi7829
    @titosumi7829 Před 2 lety +11

    In Marvel comics' the end story , Akhenaten was abducted by aliens and the illustration of Akhenaten in the comic is the same as shown in the video. I didn't realize the artist had picked actual historical reference to portray him in art

  • @glenn_r_frank_author
    @glenn_r_frank_author Před 3 lety +5

    Another amazing video.

  • @sora123aqua3
    @sora123aqua3 Před 3 lety +30

    Just subscribed!
    Akhenaten is my favourite Pharaoh!

  • @mr.mysterioushg4853
    @mr.mysterioushg4853 Před 3 lety +4

    Can you make a video about seti 1 please

  • @L.Tarras
    @L.Tarras Před 2 lety +8

    Could you do Tutankhamun? He's one of my favorite pharaohs

  • @zack0910
    @zack0910 Před 3 lety +13

    I think there's alot more things that happen back then that we don't know.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +1

      Great point! Thanks for watching Zack!

    • @zack0910
      @zack0910 Před 3 lety +2

      @@HistoryExplained I love how you always respond lol. Unlike so many other youtubers.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety

      : )

    • @lovelydiva06
      @lovelydiva06 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah I believe a lot of history has been lost, I can only imagine how much history and knowledge has been lost we’ll probably never know again, the missing pieces that can tell us a lot more about human beings and our history on this planet

  • @Inhimillinen
    @Inhimillinen Před rokem +18

    There is a book The Egyptian by Mika Waltari that tells the story of Akhenaten. Historians have not found any mistakes in it. Its a fascinating book and really worth reading.

    • @lissette3549
      @lissette3549 Před rokem +3

      I read this book. That is where I learned about Egyptian history and this monotheistic Pharaoh.

    • @ceidaguzmanllamas8779
      @ceidaguzmanllamas8779 Před rokem +1

      Three is only one king of kings and that is Jesus Christ

    • @ceidaguzmanllamas8779
      @ceidaguzmanllamas8779 Před rokem +1

      And only one God

    • @lissette3549
      @lissette3549 Před 11 měsíci +8

      @ceidaguzmanllamas8779 During Egyptian times, Christianity didn't exist. Your comment has no relevance here other than to push your agenda. Please try to stay on topic. There was a time in this world when other religions ruled. Open your mind. Have faith in what you want. But understand that there were many religions before Christianity, and there will be more after christianity. Just as you strongly believe in your God, so do others believe in their God, & Goddesses,.

    • @hectordavid4201
      @hectordavid4201 Před 7 měsíci

      @@ceidaguzmanllamas8779 he is not a king, he is a viking :)

  • @ZubiForce
    @ZubiForce Před 3 lety +36

    An unexpected surprise, for sure, but a welcome one!

  • @odinthoth5498
    @odinthoth5498 Před rokem +4

    Akhenaten done the same thing as Constantine the Great and other leaders of history with Ultra power. As I always say, history repeats itself in different times,people, Wars, countries, Leader/Kings etcc of countries/Kingdoms, in Earth's history.

  • @BlueSideUp77
    @BlueSideUp77 Před rokem +1

    Akhenaten's radical monotheism possibly came about because of the witness of the Exodus. Zeru in Armana letters may refer to Zerubabel, of the Hebrews/Apiru. If the 18th dynasty (Amenhotep II, based on Solomon's Temple date] saw the exodus, the 19th saw its conquest of the Canaanite land after the Hebrews' desert wandering.
    The Apiru wouldn't have had a historical voice for us to discover their earlier monotheism, until they were able to establish their own unified kingdom around the time of the 21st Dynasty.

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 Před rokem +1

    Interesting video

  • @AlexiaHDIntuition
    @AlexiaHDIntuition Před 3 lety +15

    Hey mate I’m back for more great history facts it’s so amazing to realize the powerful impact these Egyptian made 💕 woo yay can’t wait for a new serie 🤩😜

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +3

      I agree! It’s incredible how influential the Egyptians were. Thank you for coming back to watch more Alexia!

    • @AlexiaHDIntuition
      @AlexiaHDIntuition Před 3 lety +3

      @@HistoryExplained Absolutely, one of my favorite class was history many moons ago LOL

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory Před 3 lety +10

    i don't know if he was the first monotheist since abraham was the first but interesting video nonetheless

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for watching!

    • @micahistory
      @micahistory Před 3 lety +1

      @@HistoryExplained no problem my friend

    • @andrewcanady6644
      @andrewcanady6644 Před 2 lety +2

      The best words you wrote there were "I don't know." Because do we know when or where the first "monotheist' lived? I bet they've inhabited every land since the beginning of time. Aloha.

    • @micahistory
      @micahistory Před 2 lety +2

      @@andrewcanady6644 true i guess

    • @aiavagabond3656
      @aiavagabond3656 Před 2 lety

      @@micahistory I don’t know either.

  • @rasheenslocumb174
    @rasheenslocumb174 Před 2 lety +2

    Outstanding us history

  • @wets2007
    @wets2007 Před rokem +2

    I think that the best way to appreciate ancient Egyptian civilization is to revive by adopting it as part of daily life (and giving up in consequence what we are in)

  • @KTA1sVidsandFacts
    @KTA1sVidsandFacts Před 3 lety +28

    Great video! I was just a little confused though at the 6:24 mark where you used a Persian statue as the stand in for the Assyrian King. But we don't really have many statues from the old Assyrian Empire.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +8

      Great catch! That was a mistake on my part. Thanks for watching!

  • @elder1737
    @elder1737 Před 2 lety +25

    Akhenaten was a henotheist, not a monotheist. The difference is between “one” and “only”. He did not deny the existence of other gods; he preferred “one” god, namely Aten. And he was deeply suspicious of the Luxor priesthood which had attained tremendous power. So, like LOUIS XIV, quite a while later, he moved the capital away from them.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for sharing

    • @salimahmed9016
      @salimahmed9016 Před 2 lety +9

      Evidently, he destroyed other idols and their places of worship while constructing a city for Aten, so he was a monotheist who banned other Gods. That is what the video and history say.

    • @flowey6677
      @flowey6677 Před rokem

      did he tell u that himself?

  • @pipperlou6753
    @pipperlou6753 Před 3 lety +11

    So interesting!

  • @donnapeebles473
    @donnapeebles473 Před 2 lety +1

    Great job 👏 👍 👌 better than history channel

  • @CamdenLong
    @CamdenLong Před 3 lety +3

    Great upload! Thank you…

  • @_ziya_08
    @_ziya_08 Před 2 lety +3

    I love your voice keep it up

  • @gabriellamoda7753
    @gabriellamoda7753 Před 2 lety

    Intersting video

  • @ayeshakazmi4892
    @ayeshakazmi4892 Před 2 lety +6

    Actually main reason is that, he was very much impressed from prophet joseph,who was a monotheistic.he met prophet joseph to his dream reality which is related drought in egypt. Prophet joseph was the only who can tell about the dream .after that he gave him the position of aziz of egypt.

  • @stevecausey545
    @stevecausey545 Před 3 lety +40

    This was wonderful. I've studied him, but never contemplated how powerful the monotheism might have been in history. The outcast Aten worshipers led by a Moises..is a fun thing to contemplate. Thank you so much!
    Sorry this is such a tardy reply, but i work in the construction industry and we were bizzy today...lol

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, very fun to contemplate indeed! Thanks for being so active on channel!

    • @stevecausey545
      @stevecausey545 Před 3 lety +3

      @@HistoryExplained i always considered Ankenaten a truncated leader. After his reign, Egypt returned to polytheism. The temples and the people...it was as if a leader decided to destroy the entire economy. They did all they could to erase him....but how did the religious infrastructure survive during his reign?

  • @valerievendetta7849
    @valerievendetta7849 Před 3 lety +9

    Really interesting, thanks for the video🙌

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks so much for always watching and commenting Valerie!

  • @unworldfood5394
    @unworldfood5394 Před 2 lety +6

    Prophet yusuf, Joseph changed him for monotheism.

  • @raviprints633
    @raviprints633 Před 2 lety +5

    Great for the video.
    "Akhenaten" Histotical launguage of Tamil name is "ஏகநாதன்"
    பரம (சிவ)
    Ancient supreme sun god

  • @edwardhanson3664
    @edwardhanson3664 Před 2 lety +4

    Akhenaten founded and ran the famous Mystery Schools which were dispersed by the Roman invasion. The Essenes were from Akhenaten's mystery schools.

  • @cstv-thirdsideofthecoin3189

    Love the depiction of the pharaoh

  • @monadsingleton9324
    @monadsingleton9324 Před 3 lety +8

    *Cue the obligatory, endless arguments about the physiognomy of the Ancient Egyptians*

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +2

      Indeed endless. Thanks for watching Monad!

    • @monadsingleton9324
      @monadsingleton9324 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HistoryExplained
      Your are most welcome. Keep up the good work!

    • @idontgiveafaboutyou
      @idontgiveafaboutyou Před 2 lety

      Some people just want to see accurate depictions

    • @monadsingleton9324
      @monadsingleton9324 Před 2 lety

      @@idontgiveafaboutyou
      And the smart people won't touch this argument with a yardstick.

  • @iliqiliev
    @iliqiliev Před 3 lety +6

    :)

  • @Cool-dudes
    @Cool-dudes Před 2 lety +10

    This is during the time of yusuf ale Salaam (prophet Joseph may peace b on him).....its in quran....

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před rokem

      Thanks for watching

    • @TheChosen2030
      @TheChosen2030 Před rokem

      No you are wrong. This was 500 or 600 years later. You see the rulers of Egypt during prophet Joseph's time did not use the (title pharaoh). But akhenaten time they did. Also the koran refers to this . Unlike the bible which refers title pharaoh to Both of these rules from different times

    • @JeeyaW371
      @JeeyaW371 Před 3 měsíci

      I was searching for this comment,❤

    • @JeeyaW371
      @JeeyaW371 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@TheChosen2030 he was not called pharoah .its just in the video

    • @sc4708
      @sc4708 Před 2 měsíci

      Religions are blinding man made scam

  • @bishop6218
    @bishop6218 Před 3 lety +10

    The Streisand Effect : Epic Edition !

  • @antony5430
    @antony5430 Před 3 lety +14

    Amen Amon Amun

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety

      Possible connection?... I think so!

    • @therealParisHilton
      @therealParisHilton Před 2 lety

      @@HistoryExplained of course it is, this is old news, it is well established among researchers and egyptologists that the term Amen is a change of the term Amun from Amun Ra, if you dig deep you will be surprised to find that the entire old testament and consequently new testament and Quran have ALL their stories copied from ancient Mesopotamia Summer, Akkad, Asyria and Babylon on one hand and from ancient Egypt on the other hand, many resources and videos here on CZcams talk in depth about this subject and if check Gaia website you will find an entire library dedicated to this matter everything mentioned in the so called 3 abrahamic religions is copy and past from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt mythologies.

    • @joshuatan3353
      @joshuatan3353 Před 2 lety

      @@HistoryExplained the only possible connection is the1999 film " the mummy" 😂

  • @carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526

    Another excellent video. The Amarma period is fascinating and puzzling ,full of colorful personalities and intrigues.
    Could you make a video about de infamous Zananza case?
    It was the beginning of the long Egypt-Hittite hostilities and we do not know the identity of the egyptian queen .Maybe she was Nefertiti.
    Greetings from Brazil and keep up the good work.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +5

      I agree completely! I’ll look into Zananza for sure. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching Carlos!

  • @englisharmada9766
    @englisharmada9766 Před 3 lety +12

    1584 views is depressing when the quality of your videos is incredible

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah, it’s deff a long process, but have to stay optimistic.

  • @sasinator6918
    @sasinator6918 Před 3 lety +16

    I wonder to what extent Akhanaten influenced Zarathustra and the monotheistic Zorastrianism that we now asociate with the Achaemened Empire.

    • @HistoryExplained
      @HistoryExplained  Před 3 lety +2

      I wonder as well!

    • @sophiawilson8696
      @sophiawilson8696 Před 2 lety

      There are no evidence of that.

    • @sasinator6918
      @sasinator6918 Před 2 lety

      @@sophiawilson8696 Yes that’s why I’m wondering cause there is no evidence. Whats wrong with a bit of speculation, who knows we may find out more in the future. Anyway many of our ancient sources aren’t the best.