"My horse's hooves did not touch the ground from the gate to the citadel because of the bodies."

"My horse's hooves did not touch the ground from the gate to the citadel because of the bodies."

September 23, 1821 - Greek forces captured Tripolitsa, the Ottoman center of the Peloponnese.

What followed were days of mass killing.

Muslim and Jewish communities that hid behind the walls were destroyed.