History Summarized: Akhenaten 

Well it’s either no roof or a forest of columns.

Dennis X he pretty much made the first fan-fic too. So to think that the first fan-fic writer was a mad king...

I'm pretty sure humans were creating fanfic within a week of the first story being told.

Timothy McLean that is true, the original cave man OCs and, even back then, men wearing saber tooth tiger skins and fluffing each other, No where is safe from the furries...

Sounds like the current Egyptian leader tbf

Just like a true fangirl

Imagine them talking about this and slowly everybody just says "man FUCK this dude's soul"

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

He is a horrible criminal..he introduced the world to monothiesm and forced it...after the 18th dynasty Ahkenatens people were kicked out of egypt and took the name israelites when they were really being called a word that is similar to hebrew but meant outsider or wanderer...they moved to jerusalem and created judaism and christianity and islam...modern religions are nothing but disguised sun worship and astronomy

@@awonder4965 dude who give you a Weed salad?

Well since he tried to ban the worship of Egyptian gods I’m sure they thought that The gods would appreciate them punishing him

He's everything under the sun, and not!

Timothy McLean butt and giggles

Don’t forget light can also blind you. Hiding everything

Mehetti but I'm horris I'm supposed to be hidden

Akenaten has seen the ghost of the sun... And the black light must had addled his mind beyond repair.

Goblin Shark Blue said that line exactly when I saw this comment. Cool.

Sunset Blossom wow that was good timing for me then

Goblin Shark ikr.

Also in 2020

akheaten is a is a crook, he killed a little boy and stole his image as his. it is written on the Egyptian wall. the black Egyptian saw him coming :D what an interesting fool. he hate amun but don't kind copying his image.

NotQuiteEnglish No, It was because Akhenaten wanted to enforce Sharia Law on the People of the Book (jk).

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

@@erwinaquinde7211 Mormon?

@@robertlewis6915 The Sealed Portion of The Book of Mormon AN ABRIDGMENT OF THE VISION AND WORDS OF THE BROTHER OF JARED WRITTEN AND SEALED UP BY MORONI, THE SON OF MORMON Therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the Lord shall reveal them. And I, Moroni, have written upon these plates the things that the Brother of Jared saw. And I have made these plates after the pattern that hath been shown unto me by my father. And the Lord hath commanded me that I should seal up these things; that in the day that one shall be found worthy, even one who shall demonstrate faith in the Lord, even as the Brother of Jared did upon the mount; that in that day these things shall be delivered unto him with the interpreters thereof. And a commandment I give unto him who shall receive these things, that he shall leave this portion of the plates sealed until the day cometh that he shall receive a commandment of the Lord to translate them. And thou shalt translate these things by the gift and power of God. Therefore, I have sealed up the interpreters with this record according to the commandment of the Lord so that thou shalt be able to translate therewith. And he that will contend against these things, let him be accursed; and also he that shall deny these things, let him also be accursed; for unto them I will show no greater things, saith the Lord. For in that day that men shall begin to exercise faith in me, even as the Brother of Jared did, then will I manifest unto them these things, even unto the unfolding unto them all of my revelations, saith the Lord, even Jesus Christ. Come unto the God of Israel, Oh, ye Gentiles, and he will show unto you the knowledge which is hid up because of your unbelief. Come unto the Lord of Hosts and it shall be made manifest unto you the great things which the Father hath laid up for you from the foundation of the world, and it hath not come unto you because of your unbelief and the hardness of your hearts. Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which causeth you to remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been hidden from the foundation of the world from you, shall be made known unto you. Therefore, when ye shall receive this record of the writings of the Brother of Jared, then shall ye know that the work of the Father hath commenced upon the face of all the earth. And if ye shall call upon the Father in the name of Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then ye shall know that the Father hath remembered the covenants which he hath made unto the house of Israel and unto all the world.🌿🌿🌿 🔘My actual message: You can download it from the internet thru google or yahoo search engine. Thanks for being open minded. I get a lot of derision. Them thinking that i sell religion. I share information. Believing and not believing is yours. Happy reading. ⁃ Erwin B. Aquinde

@@erwinaquinde7211 Sure. I believe Mormonism to be frankly ridiculous heresy, but this is not the place to argue that.

András Agócs I’ve heard that he influenced from Joseph, and changed his religion.

Isaogly probably influenced by Moses as he lived in his time

Power play. He wanted power, even if that meant cutting people off.

pikku mikko, one of my absolute favorite novels. I've read it at least ten times. Thumbs up to you for recommending it, and to mr Waltari for writing it.

This is honestly such a fascinating book, it portrays the civilization of Sinuhe's time with a lot of accuracy and insight while remaining poetic. I bought it for like a dollar at a used book sale and idk if the people selling them were aware of the jewel that Sinuhe is...absolutely love it

I remember reading this years ago, or did I just see the movie?

I love that movie.

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

Yuwan Agreed. I just got a copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh and I think it’s fascinating.

I hope no ones Making a Anume reference

Quickman may win Gil found the meaning of existence. He realized that he is as king a sheperd to the people and has to respectful and king.

Yes, I've been waiting for Red to do something, ANYTHING, on Gilgamesh since I found this channel.

Or Enki and the New World Order too, He is better than ALL GREEKS GODS. etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr113.htm

Actually Tutankhamun’s daughters were buried with him.

Fabian Hale I'm still doubting if that's cute or creepy. I mean, I assume that they were already dead when they were buried, but, even of that, it's kinda weird xD

One of the possible reasons why they died so young, was the incest. Tutanchamun was married to his half-sister Ankhesenamun (as was tradition with Egyptian royalty), and since the tradition had been going on for quite a while, it's reasonable that around Tut's time it was showing the 'disadvantages' of constantly marrying siblings to each other.

Thomas Kole Yeah, that's right. Some theories say that Tut's mother was also his aunt, so... More incest. It's interesting because, even of that, some pharaohs had a really long life, but in Tut's case, he died very young. There is a... Kind of virtual reconstruction, I think, that shows how Tut looked like... And he was very weir, he couldn't walk well, he had a strange mouth, and probably he needed a cane. The same reconstruction programme also showed that Queen Nefertiti had almost the same appearance that his bust

Neither child ever drew breath. One was 5 months in the womb, the other 8, but they were both miscarriages. The ancient Egyptians believed that a person did not acquire a soul until the first breath was drawn. Though in their belief system the children didn't have souls, they were still mummified to give them a chance at life in the field of reeds.

Well, at least, not messing up badly enough that a non-ancient-egyptian-speaking audience would notice.

Random Ancient Egyptian Dude:You Sure About That?

get back to anime

Just Some Guy with a Mustache Your like Jinx.

And Egyptian gods would later be mixed with Roman and Greek gods

Just Some Guy with a Mustache Who. Are. You?????????????? How do you show up everywhere?!

Mullerornis interesting

Yeah but it goes to show just how diverse the Roman Empire was. A lot of people think that all emperors were from modern day Italy or Greece, but some of the most stable times of the Roman Empire where when the empire was ruled by emperors who were from the Levant and Africa. (Except Elagabalus of course) Constantine was not fully Greek too. His dad was an Illyrian and his mom was a Greek.

@@jordanianchristian8387 Caracalla and Severus also probably looked like modern Arabs. I also think one emperor during the crisis of the third century was from Arabia?

yes you to

Love it man

Thank you for the game's name! I was trying to remember where it was from.

Logic and evidence: *AM I A JOKE TO YOU?*

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

Well, in Egypt's case, the megalomania is well-founded. The pharaoh had been the representative of the gods or a god in human form for ages, even before Akhenaten. It continued long afterwards, so it's hardly unusual for Egypt.

I know. With "megalomaniac" I refer more to Akhenaten's new religious ideas, which were definitely not well-founded in the rest of Egypt and were doomed to fail from the start. Also, roman emperors were seen as divine too, but I think no one can deny that Nero was absolutely crazy (even under the assumption that he didn't burn down Rome). Although, Caligula was probably even more insane...

Dunno about Akhenaten and Nero (who wasn't all that crazy), but I can certainly forgive Alex and Napoleon for being a little bit self-centered :D

We got Trump as our narcissist and megalomaniac.

A lot influential people in History were horrible people. Or is it the other way around? Maybe horrible people tend to be more influential. IDK, maybe it's for the same reason that so many people are fascinated by serial killers. Charisma doesn't require virtue.

You actually are xD

Pennyroyal Tea Yeah, they're pretty awesome

www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/zeus/stories/zeus-typhoon/

That's one way to try and shoehorn the religions of disparate cultures together! I mean, it's not terribly respectful to the Egyptians to say that their gods were just someone else's gods with funny masks, and the timeline definitely doesn't work out, but points for creativity.

I think it is quite the sign of respect actually. To basically go out and say that we believe your gods and our gods are the same is a reasonably significant thing. Yes it sounds strange but if you had to put down a reason for why they have animalistic faces in one religion but not another masks does seem like a pretty easy solution. Sadly our own understanding of these relations is coloured by our history of colonialism and racism. It is hard for us to see these now without imposing the idea that one people saw themselves as inherently superior to another. I am not saying the Greeks didn't see themselves as better but certainly not a racial way.

@@daisygowanditchburn4844 You find many of the less radical elements of society had a habit of looking at each others' religions and saying "Oh, I know that guy. But we call him X instead. Does he also do this thing over here?" It does occasionally make mythologies confusing, but watching cultures get chocolate in their peanut butter is totally worth it.

I have actually read a book called Tales of Egypt that had a story about HELEN OF SPARTA. It was about how Paris and Helen stopped by Egypt, and Paris actually left with a copy of Helen. Helen stayed in Egypt until Menelaus ended up there after the war was over.

Yo, 2 years later I know it, but I just had an exam on ancient egypt so I'm still feeling passionate about the subject. We actually don't have any proof that akhenaten was deformed in any way, and the artistic style wasn't probably realistic. We can say that because akhenaten and nefertiti's head profiles are almost identical, to the point that we're not always capable of recognizing who's who in their representations

@@temporaneo617 Plus with DNA evidence we know which mummy is actually Akehnaten. And we have a recent facial reconstruction of him released March the 19th this year. He was a bit deformed in that he had a very large pelvis pone which initially made scientist believe he was a she. His son Tutankhamun would inherit those large hips from his father and as a bonus a clef pallet and club foot (but that´s incest for you, might sound cool in fiction, but its a nightmare in real life).

@@Erikjust oh really? There has been a lot of progress over the course of last year then! I had my exam this february but I started studying around may 2020, and at that moment my professor still claimed that we weren't 100% certain about akhenaten's mummy being the one found in kv55 (I suppose that's the mummy you're talking about). If that were the case it would certainly explain his colossal statues at karnak... Cool!

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

Maybe the Aten cult did linger on for some generations at which point there was a final purge and the true believers fled next door to Canaan where they taught their religion, using the pre-existing weather-god Yahweh (or maybe Elohim) as a frame to project their monotheistic beliefs onto.

But again, pure speculation. There are of course many other possible explanations that are just as likely. But interesting nonetheless.

thalamay, name another likely explanation, I bet you can't

In other words, I find it more than plausible that the hebrews got monotheism from akhenaten

klasnm _ Well, one alternative would simply be that being neighbours, some sort of low-level cross-pollination happened, like similar preferences for certain types of religious poetry, etc. And I could think of more. It could be a coincidence, maybe it was just a random text that some Bible editor liked and adapted, etc. As for Moses, we do have the Biblical story itself as an explanation, albeit admittedly an unlikely one, even when taking the supernatural elements out of it. But again, there could be other options, e.g. it could be an old Hebrew name that was garbled over the centuries and later interpreted to be Egyptian. But having said all that, it’s just more interesting to speculate that the Aton religion could have survived and later merged with a local cult to form Judaism. In that case Akhenaten would in a way be the father of the world we live in today, despite his failure to establish his religion.

It would probably be better if they did a series of videos; starting from the rise of Qin, continuing onto the mild clusterfuck that the establishment of Han was, and covering each dynasty after it, in order to establish historic context for everything (plus, that's a lot of interesting videos)… Really just hoping they do that, *nothing of note* ( *>_>* ) happened before then

Anewlevel well it hasn’t always been China. You could argue the Mongol rule wasn’t Chinese, but then again they convert to a Chinese dynasty after the Mongol empire fell

I find the Han Job dynasty the most fascinating.

yesss yes yes I want this so badly ^^. Please do a video on China

Awsamazing Eden Seconded.

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

@@erwinaquinde7211 I had no idea what the fuck you were on about at first, then realized the "Moroni" bit was mormon jargon. Yeah... go preach somewhere else. Religion is something dumb people cling to because death is scary, or they don't understand something, that's it. Thusly religion in all its forms can suck my weiner. :I

@@InterGamingVideos The Sealed Portion of The Book of Mormon AN ABRIDGMENT OF THE VISION AND WORDS OF THE BROTHER OF JARED WRITTEN AND SEALED UP BY MORONI, THE SON OF MORMON Therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the Lord shall reveal them. And I, Moroni, have written upon these plates the things that the Brother of Jared saw. And I have made these plates after the pattern that hath been shown unto me by my father. And the Lord hath commanded me that I should seal up these things; that in the day that one shall be found worthy, even one who shall demonstrate faith in the Lord, even as the Brother of Jared did upon the mount; that in that day these things shall be delivered unto him with the interpreters thereof. And a commandment I give unto him who shall receive these things, that he shall leave this portion of the plates sealed until the day cometh that he shall receive a commandment of the Lord to translate them. And thou shalt translate these things by the gift and power of God. Therefore, I have sealed up the interpreters with this record according to the commandment of the Lord so that thou shalt be able to translate therewith. And he that will contend against these things, let him be accursed; and also he that shall deny these things, let him also be accursed; for unto them I will show no greater things, saith the Lord. For in that day that men shall begin to exercise faith in me, even as the Brother of Jared did, then will I manifest unto them these things, even unto the unfolding unto them all of my revelations, saith the Lord, even Jesus Christ. Come unto the God of Israel, Oh, ye Gentiles, and he will show unto you the knowledge which is hid up because of your unbelief. Come unto the Lord of Hosts and it shall be made manifest unto you the great things which the Father hath laid up for you from the foundation of the world, and it hath not come unto you because of your unbelief and the hardness of your hearts. Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which causeth you to remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been hidden from the foundation of the world from you, shall be made known unto you. Therefore, when ye shall receive this record of the writings of the Brother of Jared, then shall ye know that the work of the Father hath commenced upon the face of all the earth. And if ye shall call upon the Father in the name of Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then ye shall know that the Father hath remembered the covenants which he hath made unto the house of Israel and unto all the world.🌿🌿🌿 🔘My actual message: You can download it from the internet thru google or yahoo search engine. Thanks for being open minded. I get a lot of derision. Them thinking that i sell religion. I share information. Believing and not believing is yours. Happy reading. ⁃ Erwin B. Aquinde

Off topic but...As an Albanian, I'm very pleased with the fact that you like Skanderbeg.

Not so much "crazy" as he was particularly zealous about his own monotheistic sectarian beliefs. Ironically, I'm pretty sure Aristotle would have approved.

Rames

Ramesis ll, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Horemheb, Amenhotep lll

Aha! I was waiting for someone to say something about Atem. Every time he said "Aten" I was like "hey, wait a minute...oh no that's something else" Perhaps Seto deserves a spot on your list?

Several jars, Tut's body - it was not pretty - there are some broken bones to get that mask off, and others. Napoleon's campaign found other important things - Rosetta stone for one.

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.

..............Chocolate?

Britt Groenewegen nice try, but no

Mikadzuki - san Better in what way...? It's hard...

Mikadzuki - san nothing

This channel plus free pizza. Free pizza makes EVERYTHING better.

Then Peter Weller and the History Channel both stand corrected since I was quoting him when he hosted Engineering an Empire on Egypt.

LindseyThatKid XD J

🔘CHAPTER 26a • Moroni recounts the history of Egypt, the first great empire. He explains why the histories of the human race are one-sided and seldom tell the whole truth. • The pharaoh Akhenaton is introduced, and is befriended by the prophet Ubaid. • The Egyptian nation is a great nation, which is later destroyed because of wickedness. 66 And it came to pass that the nation of Egypt became exceedingly great among all the nations of the earth. And they trained armies to protect them, and they caused that great cities were built up according to their traditions and the worship of their gods. 67 And it came to pass that there was a son of a pharaoh, whose name was Akhenaton. And during the days of his youth, Akhenaton played among the slaves, which were in the service of his father. 68 And among those with whom he played, was a boy whose name was Ubaid. And Ubaid had been foreordained by the Lord to become a great prophet to the Egyptian people. For the parents of Ubaid were a humble people who did not accept the many gods that were worshipped in Egypt. 69 Nevertheless, they were forbidden by law to speak their minds concerning theses things. And they were mindful of the plight in which the poor class of the people found themselves under the reign of the pharaohs. 70 And they began to teach their son that there was but one God, and that God would not want that any of His children suffer as the poor were being forced to suffer because of the wickedness of the rich. And they were gentle people who gave what they could to relieve the suffering of those who suffered. 71 And the father of Ubaid was one of the chief laborers who was assigned to the upkeep and maintenance of the statues of the gods that adorned the great houses in which the Pharaoh and his wives dwelt. For the Pharaoh had many wives, he being considered a god who had this right. 72 And the Pharaoh trusted the father of Ubaid and gave unto him great authority over all those who were his servants in his own household. And the father of Ubaid was a just man who dealt justly with all the servants of the Pharaoh, and therefore, was highly esteemed among them for the way that he exercised the authority that he had been given over them by the Pharaoh. 73 And for this reason, Akhenaton was allowed to play with Ubaid all the days of their youth. For it was not permitted by their laws, that the upper class had established for them, that their children, who were esteemed above the children of the lower class, should play with or associate with other children who were not of their own class. 74 But it came to pass that Akhenaton became like a brother unto Ubaid. And while in the house of Ubaid, he would listen to the words of the father of Ubaid and ponder upon them in his heart. 75 And it came to pass, that at a certain time, it was required of Ubaid that he pass through the circumcisions that were customary among the people of Egypt in introducing their young males into adulthood. But among the upper class, it was not a requirement for them. For they had more sanitary environments in which they lived. But of the lower classes, it was a law that all males receive this circumcision. 76 And Akhenaton was forbidden from that time forward to associate with the children of the servants of his father, the Pharaoh. And Akhenaton was exceedingly sorrowful because of the loss of his friend. And he kept this sorrow in his heart because of the power of his father; and also his fear of the judgment of his father, the Pharaoh. 77 But Akhenaton wanted to be circumcised like unto his friend Ubaid so that he could always remember the friendship that they enjoyed as children. 78 And it came to pass that Ubaid grew and was wrought upon by the Holy Ghost. And he was taught the commandments and laws of God, and also the truth pertaining unto God. And he was called to preach repentance to the Egyptian people and show unto them the things wherein they had corrupted the truth concerning the commandments of the Father. 79 And it came to pass that as Ubaid taught the people these things, he was bound and imprisoned by those priests who were threatened by what he preached. And these priests, who were the holy priests of the gods in which the people had been taught to believe, had him bound according to the laws of the land, which did not permit anyone to speak contrary to the teachings of the priests of Pharaoh. 80 And Ubaid was held in captivity for many days and was given little to eat and drink. And his father went unto the Pharaoh and threw himself at the feet of his master and begged for mercy for his son. 81 And the Pharaoh knew not that which had been done by his priests, for they had hidden this thing from him. And the Pharaoh commanded that his priests give unto him an account of all that they had done unto Ubaid, and also an account of why they had done these things. 82 And the priests came before the Pharaoh and told unto him all manner of lies concerning the effect that the preaching of Ubaid was having on the people of Egypt. 83 And now, it would have been no great thing, if Ubaid had spoken of his beliefs and kept them to himself. But when his beliefs began to cause contentions and disputations among the people of Egypt, as the wicked priests reported to the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh was obligated by the laws of their nation to take the life of him who causeth contention, so that the peace of the kingdom would not be affected.