Akhnaton
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Historical Examples
As the years went by Akhnaton seems to have given himself more and more completely to his new religion.
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But Akhnaton’s god was the intangible and yet ever-present Father of mankind, made manifest in sunshine.
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His past connections with Akhnaton told against him, and after a year or so he disappeared, leaving the throne vacant once more.
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Akhnaton’s city fell into ruins, and soon the temples and palaces became the haunt of jackals and the home of owls.
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It was usual for the Pharaoh to keep aloof from his people: Akhnaton was to be found in their midst.
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Akhnaton had been opposed to warfare, and had dreamed that dream of universal peace which still is a far-off light to mankind.
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The body of Akhnaton, his name erased, was now the sole occupant of the tomb.
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It is probable that Akhnaton had not realised how serious was the situation in Asia Minor.
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The sepulchre was therefore opened once more, and the name Akhnaton was everywhere erased from the inscriptions.
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