1347 BC - Legendary King ErechtheusErechtheus in Greek Mythology was the name of one king of Athens and a secondary name for another. In Homer's Iliad the name is applied to the earth-born son of Hephaestus later mostly called Erichthonius by later writers. Accordingly this Erichthonius is II is reportedly killed by lightningFor alternate meanings, see Lightning (disambiguation). Lightning is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. Lightning's abrupt electric discharge is accompanied by the emission of light. The electricity passing through after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his younger brother Cecrops IICecrops II was son of Pandion I and inherited the Athenian throne from his brother Erechtheus. He was succeeded by his nephew Pandion II, the son of Erechtheus. Kings of Athens..
1346 BC - PharaohThis article refers to the historical Pharaoh. For Pharaoh in the Book of Abraham, see Pharaoh (Book of Abraham). Pharaoh Standard Hebrew Paro Tiberian Hebrew Paroh is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt. See History of E Amenhotep IV of EgyptJumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah ( In Detail) Official language Arabic Capital Cairo Largest City Cairo President Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Area Total % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 kmē 0. 6% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 15th 74,718,797 begins his Cult of AtenAlternative use: the Aten asteroids, named after 2062 Aten Akhenaten and his family adoring the Aten Aten is a sun god in ancient Egyptian mythology, and represented by the sun's disk. His worship was instituted as the basis for the mostly monotheistic re and begins construction of AmarnaAmarna (commonly known as el-Amarna is the name given to an extensive archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty (c. The name for the city used by the ancient Egyptians intended to be his new capital.
1345 BC - Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of EgyptJumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah ( In Detail) Official language Arabic Capital Cairo Largest City Cairo President Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Area Total % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 kmē 0. 6% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 15th 74,718,797 renames himself to Akhenaton.
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1341 BC/ 1340 BC - Birth of Tutankhaten,later Pharaoh of Egypt as Tutankhamun (approximate date).
