Awfully random question, but can anyone think of any times in history where someone came into power and all of a sudden made a very dramatic change to the society which they were head of, be they social reforms or more interestingly religious ones. Whether these changes were successful is irrelvant really.
An example off the top of my head would be Akhenaten's drastic changes to ancient Egyptian religion; he in the space of a couple of years went from polytheism to monotheism (or henotheism depending on what side of that fence you sit on).
Anyone?
An example off the top of my head would be Akhenaten's drastic changes to ancient Egyptian religion; he in the space of a couple of years went from polytheism to monotheism (or henotheism depending on what side of that fence you sit on).
Anyone?