Akropolis (newspaper)

Akropolis (Greek: Ακρόπολις) was a Greek newspaper based in Athens. Between 1883 and 1921, it played a major part in the debate concerning the Greek language question, particularly in the events leading up to the Gospel Riots of 1901 in Athens.

Akropolis
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Founder(s)Vlasis Gavriilidis
PublisherVlasis Gavriilidis
Founded1883
Political alignmentProgressive, Demoticist
Ceased publication1921
Relaunched1929
HeadquartersAthens, Greece

History

Akropolis was essentially the creation of one man, Vlasis Gavriilidis, who founded it in 1883 and played a great part in running it until his death in 1920. Eight months later the newspaper ceased publication, although it was relaunched in 1929 and has been published intermittently since then.[1]:114 [2] [3]

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References

  1. Merry, Bruce (2004). Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature. Westport, CT, USA: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313308136.
  2. Carabott, Philip (1993). "Politics, orthodoxy, and the language question in Greece: the Gospel Riots of 1901" (PDF). Journal of Mediterranean Studies. 3 (1): 117–138. ISSN 1016-3476. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-07.
  3. Mackridge, Peter (2009). Language and National Identity in Greece, 1766-1976. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921442-6.


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