\contentsline {section}{\tocsection {}{}{Introduction}}{1} \contentsline {section}{\tocsection {}{1}{Classical examples}}{3} \contentsline {subsection}{\tocsubsection {}{1.1}{Circular units}}{3} \contentsline {subsection}{\tocsubsection {}{1.2}{Elliptic units}}{8} \contentsline {subsection}{\tocsubsection {}{1.3}{Heegner points}}{15} \contentsline {section}{\tocsection {}{2}{Euler systems of Garrett-Rankin-Selberg type}}{19} \contentsline {subsection}{\tocsubsection {}{2.1}{Beilinson-Kato elements}}{20} \contentsline {subsection}{\tocsubsection {}{2.2}{Beilinson-Flach elements}}{25} \contentsline {subsection}{\tocsubsection {}{2.3}{Gross-Kudla-Schoen cycles}}{29} \contentsline {section}{\tocsection {}{}{Conclusion}}{35} \contentsline {section}{\tocsection {}{}{References}}{36}