The Life and Times of Akhnaton, Pharaoh of Egypt

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1. INTRODUCTIONThe reign of Akhnaton, for seventeen years Pharaoh of Egypt (from BC 1375 to 1358), stands out as the most interesting epoch in the long sequence of Egyptian history. We have watched the endless line of dim Pharaohs go by, each lit momentarily by the pale lamp of our present knowledge, and most of them have left little impression upon the mind. They are so misty and far off, they have been dead and gone for such thousands of years, that they have almost entirely lost their individuality. We call out some royal name, and in response a vague figure passes into view, stiffly moves ...