tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post4610461450336558404..comments2023-09-30T10:36:23.154-05:00Comments on Accidental Historian: History Nerdiness Takes No Vacations, Part 8Gedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-84557360489599666252010-06-12T20:30:21.458-05:002010-06-12T20:30:21.458-05:00I am that history professor. I've actually &qu...I am that history professor. I've actually "discussed" (where discussed means lectured without pause) the role of battleships in WWII (and elsewhere), and I have a lecture that I sometimes do on the Spanish-American War, which involves a discussion of the difference between cruisers, protected cruisers, battlecruisers, and battleships. (I know, battlecruisers came later, but it fits in there somewhere). Wandering lectures are what history is all about, really!<br /><br />(I also sometimes lecture on hats, drugs, and pants. Oh, and ties.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276438221642890950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-55775288028804345242010-06-10T05:28:39.449-05:002010-06-10T05:28:39.449-05:00This is an awesome series, because although I'...This is an awesome series, because although I've read various analyses of different countries naval development before, I've never seen it time sliced across all the major powers like this. It's incredibly helpful to understanding what was going on.<br /><br />(Did later Roman emperors ever use "Rex", as opposed to "Princeps" or "Augustus"? The word carried a lot of negative historical baggage for the Romans, which "Basileus" didn't for the Greeks.)chris yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556240635442613879noreply@blogger.com