Akhenaten was perhaps the most interesting of all Egyptian rulers. Called a maverick by some and a heretic by others, he built a brand new capital in the Egyptian desert, which lasted a short time and was completely demolished by his enemies, the PRIESTS!
Akhenaten, whose name translates as being ''the shadow of Aten'' named his city Akhetaten (horizon of Aten) and founded it in or around Year 5 of his reign (1346 BC) and was probably completed by Year 9 (1341 BC), although it became the capital city two years earlier.
It is the only ancient Egyptian city which preserves great details of its internal plan, in large part because the city was abandoned after the death of Akhenaten, when his successor Tutankhamen, decided to leave the city and return to his birthplace in Thebes (modern Luxor).
According to Stephen Mehler, his wife Nefertiti and their daughters were murdered by the Amen priesthood, who swiftly regained power, and after using Tutankhamen as a puppet ruler, had him murdered as well. Akhetaten was completely destroyed by the zealous Amen power, and was lost until relatively recently.
Source: https://hiddenincatours.com/exploring-the-capital-city-of-the-heretic-pharaoh-akhenaten-tell-el-amarna/
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