East Mani (Greek: Ανατολική Μάνη - Anatolikí Máni) is a municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.

[3] According to the Greek Soil Institute, the terrain has very low agricultural potential and very high risk of desertification, forcing farmers and inhabitants to utilize rainfall.

[4] The coves allowed them to lead attacks on passing cargo ships, where frequent raids led locals to primarily live in higher elevated areas.

From Ancient Olympia, Diavolitsi, and East Mani combined, the total surface area of burnt land reached 290 km squared.

[7] The origins of the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829) were in Mani, as the people began uprisings to combat the infiltration by the Ottomans.

[7] When the Ottomans were forced out because of the revolts, the Kapetanios remained authority figures and East Mani became organized based on a social hierarchy.

[7] The East Mani culture is centered around a closed way of life, with societies formed based on a clan or patronymic group, reliant on manhood and patriarchal values.

[8] This way of life stemmed from being geographically distanced from the more populated regions of Greece, while also being influenced by invaders and European culture, persisting throughout the 1940s.