Long ago there was a boy who found himself on the throne during a time of turbulence. He reigned about a decade and did not distinguish himself in any particular fashion. This Tutankhamun is no empire builder, no son of the god Montu to strike fear in the hearts of his enemies. His portraits often show him as soft and effeminate or just wistfully beautiful. He appears tainted by a decadence for which he was not responsible. Tutankhamun dies very young without an heir to succeed h ...