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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
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.
The Weighing of the Heart ceremony was an essential step in passing from the world of the living to the realm of the dead in ancient Egypt.
The Assyrians attempted to conquer Babylon and southern Mesopotamia repeatedly during the Middle and Neo-Assyrian Empire (14th-7th centuries BCE). Were they successful?
Assyria and Babylon competed with each other for power in the ancient Near East for over a thousand years. Were they friends or foes?
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.
Historically, Esarhaddon is often overshadowed by his son Ashurbanipal, but this Neo-Assyrian king was formidable both as a general and politician.