Cities of the Ancient World. Episode 8, Amarna - Revolutionary Capital.
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Steven L. Tuck
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.
Deliberately created as a capital city near the center of the kingdom, Amarna served as an administrative and religious center designed to redirect political authority to the pharaoh, Amenhotep IV. Study some of the most iconic images from ancient Egypt and unpack the relationship between city planning and the social structure.