“The steady economic, military, and moral decline of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty still puzzles Egyptologists. /sarc “
Please explain this.
Amenhotep III got rich, then reigned a long time, relied on ineffective diplomacy to avoid defending the country, and wasted a fortune on stuff like this. His successor was another self-aggrandizing nutjob who decided he’d build a new city and never leave its confines, while simultaneously sending his henchmen out to vandalize temples the length and breadth, including those built by his father.