In 1820, Ali Pasha feels like the master of the world. His pashalik spreads over almost the whole of Epirus. His Castle in Ioannina is impregnable. The city is rich, industrious, with libraries and mansions, worthy of a European capital. Some hate him for his ambition, vanity, greed and the ferociousness he demonstrates to anyone who displeases him; and he knows it. But he is indifferent. He is the master, the lion of Ioannina. It is time to rebel, to stop being dependent on the Sultan.