Dioses en la Tierra

Akhenaten is one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures of ancient Egypt. After being erased from history by his successors, centuries later he achieved fame as the famous "heretic pharaoh" for having tried to convert his people to monotheism, while others see him as an incestuous tyrant who was on the verge of ruin the kingdom he ruled. The golden funerary mask of his son Tutankhamun and the painted bust of his wife Nefertiti are the most recognizable objects in all of ancient Egypt. But who were Akhenaten and Nefertiti? What do we really know about these rulers who lived more than three thousand years ago? Although the discovery of his tomb made Tutankhamun the most remembered pharaoh of ancient Egypt, his nine-year rule pales in comparison to the revolutionary reign of his parents. Akhenaten and Nefertiti became gods on earth by transforming the Egyptian solar cult, introducing radical innovations in art and urbanism, and fusing religion and politics in ways that had never been attempted before. Combining fascinating scholarship, the suspense of a detective investigation, and the thrill of adventure, Gods on Earth is a journey through excavations, museums, hieroglyphic texts, and astonishing artifacts. From clue to clue, renowned Egyptologists John and Colleen Darnell reconstruct the untold story of the magnificent reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.