Egyptologist Jean Revez will tell us the story of Akhenaten’s reign, a one of a kind Pharaoh who revolutionized religious beliefs and art during his time.

Under Akhenaton Egypt will experience a remarkable period of changes and one of the most fascinating spiritual and religious experiences in the history of mankind. Akhenaton was all at once the first Prophet of history (but also a fake one), a mystic Pharaoh and a radical rationalist. Ever since the 19th century, Akhenaton's character captivates the Westerners.

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Jean Revez is a history teacher at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Jean Revez completed graduate studies in Egyptology in Heidelberg and Paris. He then completed a PhD in History and Antique Civilization at the Paris-Sorbonne University. He regularly goes in Egypt (Mendès and Karnak) for acheological and epigraphic missions. He also keeps on collaborating with the French permanent mission of the National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS) and the University of Memphis (USA).

On the philological plan, he has published hieroglyphic texts (stele 94CL1013 of Karnak and stele BN311 of the Cairo Museum).

Since 2001, he is the President of the Society for Near Eastern Studies.