The city was founded by Akhenaten, a king who, along with his wife Nefertiti and his son, Tutankhamun, has captured the modern imagination as much as any other figure from ancient Egypt.

Culture Club/Getty Images Recently discovered by archaeologists, the “Lost Golden City” was abandoned by the heretic King Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti around 1336 B.C. for reasons that are ...