What really happened during the four hundred years of the Ottoman occupation in Greece? The series begins with a journey from Istanbul to Mani, and from the conquest to the Orlofika, exploring the unknown aspects of the Ottoman rule.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Theodoros Kolokotronis comes in contact with the ideas of the French Revolution. Korais and Feraios spread the idea of an uprising in the Greeks abroad. "Friendly Company" takes over to make it happen.
The Greek revolution broke out in various parts of the Peloponnese. Within a few weeks, 20.000 Turkish were killed. The Sultan reacts and thousands of Greeks are slaughtered. The fall of Tripolitsa seals the Greek sovereignty in Moria.
Fanariotes want a modern state with a strong central administration, but the chiefs of Moria are not willing to relinquish their power. Meanwhile, Sultan's retaliation is relentless, Chios massacre stimulates the Western public opinion.
Kolokotronis crushes Dramalis' army in Dervenakia. Mavrokordatos from Fanari retains the leading position of national administration. Greece is divided between 2 leaderships. Lord Byron have to choose who will take the first English loan.