Shortly after the Orlofians, the first revolution of Hellenism, in 1770, Theodore Kolokotronis was born. Long before the revolution, he is targeted by the Turks as early as 1797, and in 1802 they issue a diktat from the High Gate to kill him, due to his intense activity as an armatole (militia man). In 1806, he moves to Zakynthos and enlists in the English army, while 12 years later, he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria (“Society of Friends”). Then, along with Petrompeis Mavromichalis, they proclaim the beginning of the Revolution in Kalamata, followed by a series of successful battles, which promote him to General. The civil war was a severe blow to him, with his political opponents killing his firstborn son. He was imprisoned and released in a hurry to confront Ibrahim, who was marching through Peloponnese and granting a loyal citizenship certificate to those who would yield to him, also known as a "pilgrimage certificate". Then, the Old Man of Morea, wanting to discourage those who intended to submit, jeopardizing the course of the revolution, said the characteristic phrase attributed to him until today: "Fire in the houses, and ax on the property and throats of those who pander to the Turks. Fire and ax to those who submit!”