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1340s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (158 words) |
 | 1347 BC - Legendary King Erechtheus II is reportedly killed by lightning after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his younger brother Cecrops II. |
| 1346 BC - Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of Egypt begins his Cult of Aten and begins construction of Amarna intended to be his new capital. |
| 1341 BC/ 1340 BC - Birth of Tutankhaten, later Pharaoh of Egypt as Tutankhamun (approximate date). |
| Atenism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1972 words) |
| In the 14th century BC it was Egypt's state religion for around 20 years, before a return to the traditional gods so comprehensive that the heretic Pharaohs associated with Atenism were erased from Egyptian records. |
| Tutankhaten, who succeeded him at age 8 (with Akhenaten's old vizier, Ay, as regent) changed his name to Tutankhamun in year 3 of his reign (1348 BC or 1331 BC) and abandoned Akhetaten, the city falling into ruin. |
| Temples Akhenaten had built, including the temple at Thebes, were disassembled by his successors Ay and Horemheb, reused as a source of building materials and decorations for their own temples, and inscriptions to Aten defaced. |
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