The deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky” and comment that “it must have been a horrific time” are listed below.
- Amenhotep IV (later known by the name of Akhenaten) led to one of the aberrant periods in the history of ancient Egypt.
- He made many unpleasant changes in the social and political order of the country.
- He promoted the worship of the Aten, the sun disk, and changed his name to Akhenaten or ‘the servant of the Aten’.
- He moved the religious capital from the old city of Thebes to the new city of Akhetaten.He destroyed the images and temples of Amun, a major god.
