Let& #39;s know #AssassinsCreed https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Origins& #39; Egyptian Afterlife Pharaoh: AKHENATEN

& his God: ATENhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">

I& #39;ll cover his turn to Pharaoh (2), his obsession over ATEN (3-4), & how that made him Selfish (5-7), & led him to break Egyptian Art & Tradition (8-10).

#ACFacts: (11-13/14)

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Akhenaten,born Amenhotep IV (4) to his Dad, Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty ruler.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">2nd son, he wasn& #39;t expected to rule, his bro died, so he did after his Dad.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👑" title="Krone" aria-label="Emoji: Krone"> (YouTube)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">When he took control, Egypt& #39;s main God (among many) was Amun. Akhenaten changed this was hated..https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">The main God of Egypt https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇬" title="Flagge von Ägypten" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Ägypten"> was AMUN. Everybody https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> & https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands"> to Amun.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Suddenly, Amenhotep IV believed in ATEN, this Ra diety shaped as a Sun Disk, among many Gods that represented Harmony & Balance.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">5th Year of https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👑" title="Krone" aria-label="Emoji: Krone">, Amenhotep started to Erase Amun & only worship Aten..https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Amenhotep went ALLL IN on ATEN, changed name to AkhenATEN, called himself a Deity (1st Pharaoh to do so)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Temples belonging to Amun? He closed them or made its priests worship Aten.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He even made Aten the ONLY God, introducing Monotheism & made his own city...https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">The Problem w/ Akhenaten was that he was EXTREMELY SELFISH.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He spent his https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> glorifying Aten, built him a City named Akhetaten (Or Amarna) in mid. of Thebes & Memphis.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Thebes= Religious Center, Memphis= Cultural Center.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He combined those 2 & made Amarna be Both.

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Akhenaten even ignored his Political duties, Domestic & Foreign,he only tended to Personal Interests, no State interests.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Byblos,1 of his allies, sent 50 letters seeking help,he never replied.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">For him, ONLY thing that mattered was his God, Aten & wife, Nefertiti..https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Akhenaten & wife, Nefertiti=ONLY ones Deified & able to reach Aten, They were the Middle b/w ppl & God.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Thought that since deified,State affairs in 6/14 were beneath him.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Instead, he tried to make people https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> Aten by making a New Egyptian Art Style,always showing Aten

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Egypt& #39;s art, b4 Akhenaten changed it, used to be static,frozen in time.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">As Amenhotep IV, he had militaristic looks in his art forms.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Akhenaten& #39;s Amarna Art changed Egyptian Art, showed motion,filled w/ activity.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">BEST ex. of this is his stelae w/ Nefertiti..https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In this Stelae, Akhenaten & Nefertiti are large in size, not w/ muscle, but looking natural while embracing their children.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👨‍👩‍👧‍👦" title="Normale Familie (Mann, Frau, Mädchen, Junge)" aria-label="Emoji: Normale Familie (Mann, Frau, Mädchen, Junge)">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Aten SHINEShttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">above them

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Aten "was envisioned as a sun disk whose rays ended in hands touching & caressing those on earth."(Ancient)

Cont.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">What Akhenaten showed to ppl was that like them,they were living life.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Their large size seems to emphasize their "transformation when touched by the power of the Aten."(Ancient)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">But, people didn& #39;t buy into it. When Akhenaten died, Aten died w/ him & Amun Resumed.

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#1 #AssassinsCreed https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> #ACOrigins #ACFacts:

Aten& #39;s Accuracy

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In Akhenaten& #39;s Afterlife, ATEN, u can see the Light Source coming from ATEN, A LITERAL SUN DISK!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In his wife Nefertiti& #39;s Afterlife,the Sun Disk ALSO Shows THERE for a bit!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf"> Possible connection to Hubby!

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#2 #AssassinsCreed https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> #ACOrigins #ACFacts

Historical Accuracy:As I told you in 9/14, Aten& #39;s RAYS are its hands caressing the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌎" title="Amerika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Amerika auf dem Globus">. AC took this & put it in-game, beautifying Aten & paying Honor to it in its detail

Next time you& #39;re in Aten, Think that you are touched by God!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">

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#3 #AssassinsCreed https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> #ACOrigins #ACFacts:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In Aten or Aaru, you are surrounded by either Akhenaten& #39;s Statues or Nefertiti& #39;s. This is bc these 2 were inseparable.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩‍❤️‍👨" title="Pärchen mit Herz (Frau, Mann)" aria-label="Emoji: Pärchen mit Herz (Frau, Mann)">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">They thought they were Gods who worshipped a God.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Reliefs in the Afterlife are inspired by Real-life.

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Sources:
https://www.ancient.eu/Akhenaten/ 
https://www.ancient.eu/Akhenaten... href="

In">https://www.youtube.com/watch... the end, Egypt thought of Akhenaten as a Heretic King, erased his memory till 19th century.

Really though, he was the 1st Human in History to begin a Monotheistic religion.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">Thanks for Reading Assassins!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">

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https://www.youtube.com/watch... the end, Egypt thought of Akhenaten as a Heretic King, erased his memory till 19th century.Really though, he was the 1st Human in History to begin a Monotheistic religion.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">Thanks for Reading Assassins!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">14/14" title="Sources: https://www.ancient.eu/Akhenaten... href="In">https://www.youtube.com/watch... the end, Egypt thought of Akhenaten as a Heretic King, erased his memory till 19th century.Really though, he was the 1st Human in History to begin a Monotheistic religion.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">Thanks for Reading Assassins!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☀️" title="Sonne mit Strahlen" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Strahlen">14/14" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>