The Revolution in the Eastern Mediterranean

The revolution began 200 years ago this year, in 18 21. What you see is the main cause, instigators of the revolution? That's a complicated question. Many people in the eastern mediterranean had, of course, been directly impacted by the napoleonic wars. They were very, very struck by the example of napoleon. Some philhellenes had fought for napoleon, and then saw the revolt in greece as a continuation of that. And then a number of more politically minded, er intellectuals were very conscious of the example of the americans as well,. By which they meant a afuture of popular sovereignty.