The fighter Artemios Michos (1803-1880), born in Ioannina, found himself in Mesolonghi during its second siege.

His diary notes and the issues of the Greek Chronicles by the Swiss philhellene Johann Jakob Mayer served as the basis for the memoir he composed toward the end of his life.

His speech, simple, unadorned, and modest, illuminates realities, mindsets, and personalities in the besieged city, constituting an important historical testimony as well as a testament to character.