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David Mainayar
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Empire-Builders
Burgundy: Chapter III (The Architect of Burgundy)
The third chapter in a six-part docuseries on the Burgundians. This part is focused on Philip the Bold.
2025-07-01
1h 07
Empire-Builders
The Normans: Chapter I (From Sea Dogs to Pirate Dukes)
The first chapter in a four-part series on the Normans. This one traces their journey from Scandinavia to Normandy.
2025-07-01
59 min
Empire-Builders
The Normans: Chapter II (From Marauders to Masters of the Mediterranean)
The second chapter in a four-part series on the Normans. This one traces their journey from Normandy to Italy.
2025-07-01
53 min
Empire-Builders
Burgundy: Chapter I (Europe’s Lost Barbarian Kingdom)
This is the FIRST chapter in a docuseries on the Burgundians, covering the events of 406-534. The series will culminate with the Grand Dukes of the West (the Valois).
2025-07-01
30 min
Empire-Builders
Frederick II (Antichrist of the Middle Ages): All Parts
Frederick II (1194-1250) was once the most powerful ruler in Europe. He was a Renaissance Man before the Renaissance. A scientist before the scientific method. An enlightened despot before the Age of Enlightenment. Yet his wide-spanning interests and unconventional methods eventually brought him into conflict with the papacy, who declared him "the forerunner of the Antichrist." Was he as bad as the popes say, or was he simply ahead of his time? Find out in this comprehensive documentary about the life & times of Frederick II Hohenstaufen.
2025-07-01
1h 14
Empire-Builders
Cadaver Synod
In January 897, Pope Stephen exhumed the corpse of Pope Formosus and put it on trial. He had a deacon serve as Formosus’ voice and proceeded to scream at the corpse at the top of his lungs...Why did he do it? And could it be that this infamous trial, known as the Cadaver Synod, invalidates the whole papal succession from Formosus to Francis?
2025-07-01
19 min
Empire-Builders
Burgundy: Chapter II (The Missing Piece of Medieval Europe)
This is the SECOND chapter in a docuseries on the Burgundians. This chapter covers the events of 534-1361. Remaining parts will focus on the Valois Dukes, continuing to the 16th century.
2025-07-01
31 min
Empire-Builders
The Napoleon Film We SHOULD Have Gotten
Video essay about THE GREATEST MOVIE NEVER MADE
2025-07-01
19 min
Empire-Builders
Why America Is The New Roman Republic
Audio-only. Video is available on YouTube. Sources: Arendt, Hannah. On Revolution (1963) Gay, Peter. The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism (1995) Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James; Jay, John. The Federalist Papers (1788) Polybius. The Histories (c. 2nd century BC) Ricks, Thomas. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country (2020) Tacitus. Agricola and Germania (Penguin Classics, 2010) Founders Online (Correspondence and Other Writings of Seven Major Shapers of the United States
2024-12-01
22 min
Empire-Builders
Why Did Gladiators Willingly Fight In The Colosseum?
Audio-only. Video is available on YouTube. Sources: Beard, Mary & Hopkins, Keith. The Colosseum (2011) Futrell, Alison. The Roman Games: Historical Sources in Translation (2008) Futrell, Alison & Scanlon, Thomas. The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World (2021) Jacobelli, Luciana. Gladiators at Pompeii (2003) Mellor, Ronald. The Historians of Ancient Rome (1997) Wiedemann, Thomas. Emperors and Gladiators (1992)
2024-12-01
21 min
Empire-Builders
Before You Watch Gladiator II—Here's the Real History
When I have issues with historians, I ask: "Excuse me, mate, were you there? No? Well, shut the fuck up then." Sources: Beard, Mary. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (2016) Brauer, George C. The Young Emperors, Rome, A.D. 193-244 (1967) Dio, Cassius. Roman History, Book 79 (3rd century) Dunstan, William E. Ancient Rome (2010) Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I (1776) Goldsworthy, Adrian. How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower (2010) Hekster, Olivier. Rome and...
2024-11-04
46 min
Empire-Builders
Why Guys Should Think About The NEW Roman Empire
MUSIC: 'Shadows and Dust' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'The Distant Sun' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Remaining tracks sourced from Epidemic Sound & Motion Array. SOURCES: Brownworth, Lars. Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization (2009) Heather, Peter. The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians (2005) Kaldellis, Anthony. The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium (2023) Kaldellis, Anthony. Siniossoglou, Niketas. The...
2024-10-05
50 min
Empire-Builders
The Bloodless Crusade: Life & Times of Frederick II
The second part in a trilogy about the life & times of Frederick II, the Hohenstaufen Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Sources: Alighieri, Dante. Divine Comedy: Inferno & Paradiso (1321) Casady, Richard. The Emperor and the Saint: Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Francis of Assisi, and Journeys to Medieval Places (2011) Haskins, Charles H. "Science at the Court of the Emperor Frederick II" (1922) Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (1886) Paris, Matthew. Translated by Richard Vaughan. The Illustrated Chronicles of Matthew Paris: Observations of Thirteenth-Century Life (1993)
2024-10-05
23 min
Empire-Builders
The Holiest of the Holy Roman Emperors (Compilation)
Sources & further reading: Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson) The Medieval Empire in Central Europe: Dynastic Continuity in the Post-Carolingian Frankish Realm, 900–1300 (Herbert Schutz) Weinfurter, Stefan (1999) [1992]. The Salian Century: Main Currents in an Age of Transition. Translated by Kaiser, Denise A. Wolfram, Herwig (2006) [2000]. Conrad II, 990–1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms. Translated by Bowlus, Barbara M. I. S. Robinson, Henry IV of Germany, 1056–1106 (Cambridge, 1999) Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Germ... Wipo of Burgundy: Gesta Chuonradi II imperatoris The...
2024-10-05
2h 08
Empire-Builders
Birth of the Antichrist: Life & Times of Frederick II | Video Documentary
The first part in a trilogy about the life & times of Frederick II, the Hohenstaufen ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. -- Sources: Alighieri, Dante. Divine Comedy: Inferno & Paradiso (1321) Casady, Richard. The Emperor and the Saint: Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Francis of Assisi, and Journeys to Medieval Places (2011) Haskins, Charles H. "Science at the Court of the Emperor Frederick II" (1922) Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (1886) Paris, Matthew. Translated by Richard Vaughan. The Illustrated Chronicles of Matthew Paris: Observations of Thirteenth-Century Life (1993) Radke, Gary M. "...
2024-09-12
19 min
Empire-Builders
The Battle For Christendom | Video Documentary
Sources & further reading: 1. Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson) 2. The Medieval Empire in Central Europe: Dynastic Continuity in the Post-Carolingian Frankish Realm, 900–1300 (Herbert Schutz) 3. Weinfurter, Stefan (1999) [1992]. The Salian Century: Main Currents in an Age of Transition. Translated by Kaiser, Denise A. 4. Wolfram, Herwig (2006) [2000]. Conrad II, 990–1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms. Translated by Bowlus, Barbara M. 5. I. S. Robinson, Henry IV of Germany, 1056–1106 (Cambridge, 1999) 6. Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany/The-Salians-the-papacy-and-the-princes-1024-1125 7. Wipo of Burgundy: Gesta Chuonradi II impera...
2024-06-19
44 min
Empire-Builders
The Pope Who Made A Pact With The Devil
This is the story of Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert d'Aurillac: wandering monk, imperial tutor, cathedral canon, one-time abbot, Ottonian spy, siege engineer, archbishop, and pope. His remarkable rise was attributed to a pact with the Devil. Sources & further reading: - The Letters of Gerbert, With His Papal Privileges as Sylvester II - The Abacus and the Cross (Nancy Marie Brown) - A 10th-century Monk in the Caliph's Court (Nancy Marie Brown) - Otto III (Gerd Althoff) - Chronicles of the Kings of England...
2024-05-26
33 min
Empire-Builders
How One Family Made the Dark Ages Less "Dark"
This is the story of the Ottonians, the descendants of Otto the Great, who steered Germany and Italy through the dawn of a new millennium. Sources & further reading: - Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson) - Otto III (Gerd Althoff) - Death and Life in the Tenth Century (Eleanor Duckett) - Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1453 (Bernard S. Bachrach, David S. Bachrach) - Warfare in Tenth-Century Germany (David S. Bachrach) - Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800-1056 (Timothy Reuter) - "Kaiserin Theophano: The political, economic...
2024-04-29
46 min
Empire-Builders
How Otto the Great Restored the Holy Roman Empire
The Saxons were Charlemagne's greatest foe, yet it was a Saxon family that restored his empire. This is the story of the first Ottonians: Henry the Fowler & Otto the Great. Sources & further reading: - Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1453 (Bernard S. Bachrach, David S. Bachrach) - Warfare in Tenth-Century Germany (David S. Bachrach) - The Costs of Fortress Construction in Tenth-Century Germany: The Case of Hildagsburg - Medieval Germany, 500–1300: A Political Interpretation (Benjamin Arnold) - Early Medieval Europe 300-1000 (Roger Collins) ...
2024-04-09
36 min
Empire-Builders
Superpower of the Dark Ages: the Frankish Empire
The Franks were arguably the most successful barbarian people that emerged in the late antique period. Though they helped bring an end to the Western Roman Empire, they later restored it under Charlemagne, even as they laid the primitive foundations for a new age and order. This is the story of the Franks, spanning six centuries of war, intrigue, and statesmanship, which saw this people rise from tribe to kingdom to empire. Sources & further reading: - Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson) ...
2024-04-09
4h 48
Empire-Builders
How did the Carolingian Empire Collapse?
This episode focuses on the last chapters of the Carolingian Empire, in the days of Charlemagne's grandsons and great grandsons. What were the last Carolingians really like, and how did they navigate this time in flux? Our story coincides with the Viking Age, the birth of feudalism, and the origins of French & German statehood. This is the sixth episode in a series covering the Holy Roman Empire. Sources & further reading: - Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson) - The Carolingian World (Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean) ...
2024-03-17
58 min
Empire-Builders
Charlemagne's Enigmatic Successor: Louis the Pious
This episode focuses on Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's deeply misunderstood son and heir. This is the fifth episode in a series covering the Holy Roman Empire. Sources & further reading: - Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson) - The Carolingian World (Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean) - The Demanding Drama of Louis the Pious (Courtney M. Booker) - Past Convictions: The Penance of Louis the Pious and the Decline of the Carolingians - The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 (Rosamond McKitterick) ...
2024-03-06
46 min
Empire-Builders
Why Guys Should Think About the Russian Empire
We all saw the interview. Sources & further reading: The Story of Russia (Orlando Figes) Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K Massie) The Romanovs: 1613-1918 (Simon Sebag Montefiore) Catherine the Great & Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair (Simon Sebag Montefiore) Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Simon Sebag Montefiore) Young Stalin (Simon Sebag Montefiore) The Cambridge History of Russia: From Early Rus to 1689 (Kollektiv Avtorov) The Cambridge History of Russia: From 1689 to 1917 (Kollektiv Avtorov) Napoleon: A Life (Andrew Roberts)
2024-02-22
43 min
Empire-Builders
Charlemagne & the Carolingian Renaissance
In this episode, we cover Charlemagne's coronation, the Carolingian Renaissance, the administrative aspects of his vast realm, and conclude with an examination of Charlemagne the man. We start with his coronation... By this point, Charlemagne had mastered the art of wartime logistics and organization, handed down news ways of governance and worship to conquered peoples, and soon he would inaugurate the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of renewed interest in the arts, sciences, and learning in general. All of this made him a worthy successor to Caesar and Augustus, and the moment now came for him t...
2023-11-05
1h 19
Empire-Builders
Charlemagne & the Carolingian Art of War
The founder of the Carolingian empire, Charlemagne, is often called the “father of Europe.” For the French and German people alike, he’s a little bit like a medieval George Washington. But unlike Washington, Charlemagne was not just statesman and general. He was an empire-builder living in a very different time, when might made right. There is no single battle or campaign that earned Charlemagne his place in history. No fight against overwhelming odds or swift toppling of another empire. Instead, Charlemagne’s inclusion in the pantheon of military greats was earned through the scope an...
2023-10-23
56 min
Empire-Builders
The Merovingians: Charlemagne's Infamous Predecessors
In the course of only twenty five years, Clovis -- the first of the Merovingians -- had united the Frankish people, adopted Roman Christianity, and laid the foundations for a kingdom that would last about two and half centuries. In the vision of Clovis' father, Childeric, he imagines that the Merovingian dynasty would transmogrify from a procession of mythic creatures into a pack of wild bears, wolves, and dogs. This is their story... as well as the prelude to the Carolingians. The vaunted ancestors of Charlemagne, the Carolingians first appear as mayors of the Merovingian palace in Paris before s...
2023-10-06
58 min
Empire-Builders
Why Guys Should Think About the Holy Roman Empire
So there’s a lot of guys thinking about the Roman Empire lately, but that’s nothing new. Though the western half of their empire fell more than 1500 years ago, the Romans have never really gone away, leaving behind traces -- material and immaterial -- of their achievements in so many different realms of human endeavor: from civil engineering and hydraulics to political and legal reforms to linguistic and literary developments, and so much else. More than any other empire-builders in the Western world, the Romans have been studied, admired, idealized, and emulated by succ...
2023-09-28
27 min
Empire-Builders
The Pinnacle & Fall of the Akkadian Empire
Following in the footsteps of greatness is never an easy thing, especially at the dawn of history. This was the Bronze Age, when glory could not be bought or borrowed or bartered, except with the price of blood. Sure, there was praise to be earned for building roads and consecrating temples and giving grain to the hungry. All of that was very well and good. However, it was the virtues of war, not peace, that enabled a man to be great. There was no other playbook -- only the one written by Sargon in the blood of his enemies. A...
2023-09-19
41 min
Empire-Builders
A Tour Through the Akkadian Empire
Let us, just for the moment, take a brief respite from the epic tales of gods, great men, and battles that dominate our narrative. Rest assured that we will return to these subjects soon enough because of how prominently they figure in the two centuries of Akkadian rule, so much so that normally sober-minded historians have referred to it as “the heroic chapter” of Bronze Age History. It is all too easy to forget that there were ordinary people out there, the playthings of these heroes, who spent their days eking out what then constituted an ordinary existence. Surrounded by v...
2023-09-14
25 min
Empire-Builders
Sargon of Akkad: Lord of Lies, King of Battle, Prophet of Empire
What kind of man does it take to build an empire? And not just any empire, but the very first in the history of man? What would it take to bring it into being when only kingdoms and cities had come before? For an answer, we can look at the story of Sargon of Akkad: Lover to Ishtar, Father to Enheduanna, Lord of Lies, King of Battle, Prophet of Empire. In The Birth Legend of Sargon of Akkad, we are told that, as a mere infant, he was sent down the Euphrates in a...
2023-09-06
26 min
Empire-Builders
The Sumerian Heritage of the Akkadian Empire
Since there can be no firm understanding of the Sargonic empire without a passing familiarity with the Sumerian city-states that preceded it, this episode is devoted to them, their leading representative being Uruk. With this context established, we will be able to make sense of the Akkadians as well as their successors, because as certainly as day follows night, so too does one empire follow another. Theme track used: The Age of Empire (Zero Project)
2023-08-29
21 min
Empire-Builders
Why Study the Empires of the Past?
An introduction to the Empires podcast. Theme track used: The Age of Empire (Zero Project)
2023-08-24
03 min
Do the Woo Podcast
Three WooCommerce Tips for Simplifying the Complex
Atarim Web Agency Summit speakers Maciek Palmowski, David Mainayar and Nev Harris share tips for WooCommerce agencies and freelancers.
2022-04-20
12 min
Do the Woo Podcast
Entering the WooCommerce Ecosystem During an eCommerce Boom
The Woo space found a lot of innovations by product makers and building online stores soar. On a quick development track, David Mainayar from PeachPay entered the space in the middle of it all.
2021-05-27
39 min
The WP Minute
Do the Woo!
Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like...nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute We have a quick run down this week…let’s Do the Woo! (Hi, Bob) WooCommerce has invested in one-click checkout platform, PeachPay. According to PeachPay’s PR post: Cart abandonment is a significant problem for eCommerce businesses – in 2021, the global average rate has risen from previous years to 78.65%. PeachPay aims to significantly reduce this by providing shoppers with a frictionless, one-click checkout experience. Robert Jacobi covered the investment: So if we do a litt...
2021-05-05
03 min