The flag of the heroic Mani {Μάνη} [Krokondilos Kladas]. The words above the Cross read "Νίκη ή Θάνατος" {Niki i Thanatos}, that is "VICTORY OR DEATH",  and not "Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος" {Eleftheria i Thanatos}, that is "LIBERTY OR DEATH", simply because the area of Mani was never conquered by the Ottomans. During Ottoman Rule, Mani was the place were people could live free while the rest of the Nation was enslaved. The words below the Cross read "Ή τάν ή επί τάς" {I tan i epi tas}, that is "WITH IT OR ON IT", [Definition].