The Amarna Site, your introduction to the Amarna Period

Welcome to the newly re-launched 'Amarna' site. Here you can find out about Tutankhamun, Akhenaten and the other 'celebrities' of the Amarna period.

Why did the 'Heretic Pharaoh' Akhenaten turn his back on the old Gods, disband their cults and close their temples? What was the relationship between Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, and what was the real reason for the massive anti-Atenist backlash that followed his death?

The Amarna Period lasted for approximately 30 years see how it unfolded with the Amarna Period Chronology

The undisputed star of the Amarna Period, The boy-king, the golden pharaoh Tutankhamun

Who was Who, Amenhotep III, Nefertiti, Tiye, Kiya, Smenkhkare, Horemheb, Ay