Egypt's Golden Couple av John Darnell and Colleen Darnell

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<p><b>Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. </b>The king has achieved fame as the world¿s first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. The gold funerary mask of his son Tutankhamun and the painted bust of his wife Nefertiti are the most recognizable artifacts from all of ancient Egypt. But who were Akhenaten and Nefertiti? And what do we actually know about rulers who lived more than three thousand years ago?<br><br>It has been one hundred years since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, and although ¿King Tut¿ is a household name, his nine-year rule pales in comparison to the revolutionary reign of his parents. Akhenaten and Nefertiti became gods on earth by transforming Egyptian solar worship, making innovations in art and urban design, and merging religion and politics in ways never attempted before. Combining fascinating scholarship, the susp