Just read an article in "Ancient Egypt" magazine that there is a new controversy over Amenhotep III and his co-regency with his son Amenhotep IV (Ahkenaten). It seems that IF they were CO-regents (ruled together) for 9 years then daddy would have had a part in the heresy of the Aten cult and even helped in the building and moving the capital to Amarna. The heresy was a belief in only ONE god as opposed to ALL the gods of Egypt. Ahkenaten was branded a heretic and his name was scratched off every building and all his statues broken, the city of Amarna was leveled and the stone used elsewhere. Probably second only to Ramses the Great, Ancient Egypt's wealthiest and most powerful pharaoh was Amenhotep III. You've seen the gold of King Tut (a minor king) can you imagine what was in the tomb of his grandfather! All that wealth was spent on the Amarna period, along with the good will of the priests ... so ended the 18th Dynasty.
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