Ancient Egypt / New Kingdom / 18th Dynasty /
Other spellings: Harmhab, Haremhab, Djeserkhepere
Horemheb served as commander of the army under King Tutankhamun. He fought
Ancient Egypt / New Kingdom / 18th Dynasty /
Other spellings: Harmhab, Haremhab, Djeserkhepere
Horemheb served as commander of the army under King Tutankhamun. He fought the Hittites in the lands of modern Lebanon. He was not heir to the throne, but used the power vacuum after the death of King Ay to claim the throne.
His main project as a king was to drive out all traces of the monotheistic religion of Aten, introduced by Akhenaten (who had died 14 years earlier). He ordered 