He abandoned Amarna and returned to the old traditions. Tutankhamun died unexpectedly, and soon the head of the army, Horemheb, declared himself pharaoh—possibly the first military coup in history.

In the second year of his reign—no doubt at the instigation of the two highest-ranking officials from his father's court, Ay and Horemheb, who effectively ran the boy's court—Tutankhaten ...

The Hittite king sends one of his sons, but he dies before reaching Egypt. I believe he was murdered by Horemheb, the commander in chief of Tutankhamun's armies, who eventually takes the throne ...

ca. 1327–1323 B.C.) and Horemheb (r. ca. 1323–1295 B.C.), two of Tutankhamun’s successors. As the excavations unfolded, Hawass’ team failed to turn up definitive evidence of Tutankhamun ...

Tutankhamun was reported to have had a wicked temper. Paintings in the tomb of General Horemheb, who later became pharaoh himself, recorded that he was the only one brave enough to talk to ...

Tutankhamun: I do have advisers. General Horemheb and an official called Ay, who help me make decisions. Child: You haven’t ruled for long though. You must have made a big impression!

Though additions to the Temple of Luxor were made by many of Egypt's pharaohs (Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Hatshepsut, to name a few), the bulk of this ancient structure was created in the 14th ...