Second of a three-part re-run of the series revealing how Egypt rose from near extinction to form its New Kingdom. Pharaohs of the Sun. Variously labelled genius, madman and heretic, Pharaoh Akhenaten reigned during one of the most turbulent periods of ancient Egypt. His father, Amenhotep, had been the world's richest ruler, while son Tutankhamun was to be buried with the greatest treasure ever discovered. Series producer Richard Bradley ; Executive producer
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