Hi I'm doing a focus question on Amenhotep III. The question is:

"What was wrong with Amenhotep III?"

Right now I have no idea what to write. From what I've read, his reign was peaceful and prosperous. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Maybe he had a disease? or I was thinking something along the lines of Amenhotep III started the Aten cult which his son Akhnaten later worshipped. But I don't have much information to work with. If anyone can help me that would be great thanks! Thanks!

What was wrong with Amunhotep III? That's a different question.

Lets see.... It is rumored that he started the cut of the Aten, or at least gave an idea of it to his son, Amunhotep IV (Later Akhenaten). In his artistic style, I find that it looks similar to the Amarna art style used by Akhenaten later, and very closely resembles the artistry during the reign of Tutankhamen, son of Akhenaten.

Other than that, I don't think anything was really WRONG with him, he just had different viewpoints on matters. Ramses II didn't think anythign was wrong with him, he pretty much used him as a guideline to his own rule, doing the same kind of things that Amunhotep III had done, except on a larger scale (To learn more about this, read "The Lost Tomb" by Kent Weeks.)

For more information on Amunhotep III, you may want to read "Cronicle of the Pharaohs."