c. 1349 BCE

Akhenaten founds Akhetaten (Amarna)

About his fifth year Akhenaten decrees a new capital, Akhetaten, now Amarna, midway between Thebes and Memphis. His reign is dated c. 1353-1336 or 1351-1334 BCE. He favours the Aten; whether his religion was monotheistic is debated. His monuments were dismantled after his death.