History questions not worth their own thread III

[Yeekim]

The titulature change under question seems to be the one from Russkoe Tsarstvo (Русское царств&#1086 to Rossiyskaya Imperiya (Российская Импери&#1103, right?

Presumably because the difference bewteen russkaya and rossiyskaya does not manifest itself in English, both LightSpectra and you seem to be under impression that important part of the change was the one between Tsarstvo and Empire, while I am attempting to point out that change between russkaya and rossiyskaya is at least equally important.

 

[Dachs]

The titulature change under question seems to be the one from Russkoe Tsarstvo (Русское царств&#1086 to Rossiyskaya Imperiya (Российская Импери&#1103, right?

Presumably because the difference bewteen russkaya and rossiyskaya does not manifest itself in English, both LightSpectra and you seem to be under impression that important part of the change was the one between Tsarstvo and Empire, while I am attempting to point out that change between russkaya and rossiyskaya is at least equally important.

I'm sure there's also some garbage about the tsarist title being too indicative of provincial Great Russia instead of the sea-to-shining-sea, we-are-trading-with-friggin-China-at-Kiakhta, we-run-part-of-the-old-Swedish-Empire New Russia. But yeah, basically just a cosmetic change.

woop WOOP

 

[Yeekim]

woop WOOP

Except I wouldn't downplay Peter's reforms of Westernization, which he apparently tried to stress through this titular change, by calling them "cosmetic" or "garbage".

 

[Dachs]

I would! They were evolutionary changes, not revolutionary, and if you're looking for things that can be called revolutionary, you might be better served by going back to Aleksei's reign.

Especially his military reforms, with which I am obviously best acquainted.

 

[Yeekim]

And yet, one is rememered as Alexis the Quiet, another as Peter the Great.
History is unfair like that...

 

[Dachs]

Popular history sure is!

This is why more people remember Musaddiq over Qavam, more people remember Jeff Davis over Stephen Mallory, more people remember Ptolemaios over Seleukos, more people remember Douglas MacArthur over Malin Craig, more people remember Yamamoto Isoroku over Kato Kanji, and more people remember Basileios Boulgaroktonos over Theophilos.

 

[Ajidica]

I remember Theophilos, but any of the others I only know of because of your PC+1 posts.

 

[bombshoo]

I think that last one is partly just because "Basil the Bulgar Slayer" has such a nice ring to it.

Ceausescu also changed the Constitution at the same time. AFAIK, it was part of Ceausescu's program of building up support for himself as a worthy successor to Gheorghiu-Dej while at the same time proclaim a new era in Romanian history with himself at the center. The name change was symbolic; the constitution change somewhat less so.

Ah okay. I was mostly curious if there was any real political or foreign policy reasoning behind it. Considering he was one of Gheorghiu-Dej's guys and the previous regime was still fairly popular for maintaining a degree of independence, its sort of surprising he would want to make an image of changing course. But then again, this is Ceausescu we are talking about.

 

[_random_]

I think that one is partly just because "Basil the Bulgar Slayer" has such a nice ring to it.

"The Iconoclast" really isn't so bad itself though. Of course, I may be biased by my theology-geekery, since I know about his iconoclasm and how the tradition of his post-mortem rescue from Hell by the prayers of his wife influenced Orthodox views of the afterlife but can't tell you Jack spit about his military actions.

 

[Ajidica]

Wait, what? I was under the impression that Iconoclasm had essentialy died out by Basil II and was in its death throws during the late Amorian/early Macedonian dynasty.

military actions

All you need to know is that he was a pretty good commander with a vindictive streak, and was crap for dynastic planning and left only daughters who seemed to be in a competition for marrying the most pathetic guy possible.

 

[_random_]

Wait, what? I was under the impression that Iconoclasm had essentialy died out by Basil II and was in its death throws during the late Amorian/early Macedonian dynasty.

That's why Theophilus is famous as the last emperor to promote iconoclasm.

 

[Dachs]

"The Iconoclast" really isn't so bad itself though. Of course, I may be biased by my theology-geekery, since I know about his iconoclasm and how the tradition of his post-mortem rescue from Hell by the prayers of his wife influenced Orthodox views of the afterlife but can't tell you Jack spit about his military actions.

Actually, his financial actions are more interesting than his military ones - although the military reforms were pretty important. The revival of iconoclasm is arguably the least interesting thing about him (depending on where you sit on Leon ho Mathematikos), and it was damnably interesting if only because of the sheer quantity of propaganda put out about it.

 

[Ajidica]

I know about his rather sucessful military reforms and campaigns , but what did Theophilos do that was particularly remarkable? IIRC the influx of gold occured before Theophilos.

 

[Dachs]

There were a coupla influxes of gold, but Theophilos sat on one of the big ones. Of course, the gold wouldn't have mattered if it hadn't occurred alongside a general expansion of trade and commerce. And his coinage was most important not in terms of gold, but in terms of the bronze coinage, which was vastly increased and caused a bit of a positive feedback loop with the increase in trade. Also, fiscal reforms (which tied into the military reforms) put the government on a properly solvent basis almost independent of who was Emperor at the moment that it would more or less stay on for decades.

 

[Civciv5]

What happened to Chengdu after the Mongols sacked the city in 1279?

 

[1889]

Here are two quick questions too embarrassing for their own thread.

First, was Robert Rogers of the famous Roger’s Rangers related to either Meriwether Lewis or William Clark?

Second, what was the battle in which a small band of American (or colonial) forces achieved victory after a grueling overland march, through swamps even sometimes in water up to their chests, in the winter and then assault and take some fort (British or French). This was possibly near the Great Lakes.

 

[Dachs]

Second, what was the battle in which a small band of American (or colonial) forces achieved victory after a grueling overland march, through swamps even sometimes in water up to their chests, in the winter and then assault and take some fort (British or French). This was possibly near the Great Lakes.

You talking about the capture of Fort Vincennes (and other posts in the Illinois area) by George Rogers Clark's Virginia militia in the winter of 1778-9?

 

[Ajidica]

How did non-European cultures structure their time (such as hours, days, weeks, etc) and what were their names for those intervals?

Yes, I know non-European cultures aren't a single monolithic block, so I'm just looking for individual cultures.

 

[1889]

You talking about the capture of Fort Vincennes (and other posts in the Illinois area) by George Rogers Clark's Virginia militia in the winter of 1778-9?

Right on! thanks Dachs. It was George Rogers Clark, brother of William Clark, not Robert Rogers at all. Man thats been bugging me!

 

[Linkman226]

What's the difference between Ozymandias and Ramesses? Which is more appropriate?