Aten Historically

Aten, or Akhenaten, was an Egyptian Pharaoh born in 1380 B.C. His reign was seventeen years, lasting from 1353 to 1336 B.C. He ruled with one of the most famous Queens in history, Nefertiti.

Aten and Nefertiti made it their mission to attempt religious reform throughout Egypt, causing much dissension as the people in favor of the old religious ways formed some conspiratorial plots against them.