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Heather Reilly
Heather Reilly specialized in Ancient Assyria and Persian History in her undergraduate degree and expanded her research into Ancient Egypt and Iron Age Europe in her master's degree. She has consistently focused on religion and mythology as well as cross-cultural archaeology trends. Since university she has worked as an archaeologist, a historical tour guide, and in a world-famous archive. She maintains an active interest in researching historical events and figures.
Education:University of GlasgowMSc Ancient Cultures (Ancient History and Archaeology)Cardiff UniversityBA Ancient HistoryExpertise:Articles by Heather Reilly
While not as famous as their Neo-Assyrian descendants, some of the rulers of the Old and Middle Assyrian periods were just as formidable.
Religion, magic, and cultic influences drove many developments in the ancient world, including the creation of these four sacred writing systems.
This is a brief history of the country of Wales, a small and unique land in the British Isles often overshadowed by its English neighbor.
The Neo-Assyrian Empire is synonymous with merciless warfare and barbaric methods of subjugation. Here are four of the Empire’s most cruel kings.
Assyria’s brief conquest of Egypt in the 7th century BCE helped reunite a divided Egypt under an Egyptian king, ushering in Egypt’s Late Period.
The Neo-Assyrian Empire became the largest empire in the known world in the 9th century BCE, through a system of divine kingship and state propaganda.
The Assyrian King Sargon II is remembered for his impressive military campaigns and expansionist ideologies, but these triumphs were also his undoing.
During the New Kingdom’s 18th dynasty, Egypt was at the height of its power. That dynasty also produced some of Egypt’s most famous and infamous pharaohs.