The ''Efimeris ton Athinon'' ( el, Eφημερίς των Αθηνών, "Newspaper of Athens") was the first newspaper that was published in
Athens. The public announcement for the publication of the newspaper took place on 18 July 1824 and the first issue of the newspaper was released on 20 August. It was printed in
Salamis where the ephors of Athens temporarily sent the press for fear of raids by the Ottoman garrison of
Chalkis. The next sheet was printed normally in Athens on 6 September. 103 sheets were released the first year, until 30 October 1825 and 37 sheets were issued during the second year, with the last sheet on 15 April 1826, when its publication was abruptly stopped.
[Mazarakis-Ainian, Το Τυπογραφείο των Αθηνών «Εφημερίς Αθηνών» 1824-1826 -Ευρετήριο-Αθήναι, Ιστορική και Εθνολογική Εταιρεία της Ελλάδος (Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece), 1987, p. 5.]
The ''Efimeris ton Athinon'' used the current popular language (
Demotic Greek
Demotic Greek or Dimotiki ( el, Δημοτική Γλώσσα, , , ) is the standard spoken language of Greece in modern times and, since the resolution of the Greek language question in 1976, the official language of Greece.
"Demotic Greek" (w ...
) and regularly carried news of the ongoing
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
. Along with these current affairs, there are also articles on the political system, the institutions and laws, the Press and media, the role of the "newspaperwriter" and politics. What distinguishes this newspaper was the presentation of texts on poetry and literature. In addition the newspaper carried news about the
Filomousos Society of Athens, in the establishment of the Philanthropic Society in
Nafplion
Nafplio ( ell, Ναύπλιο) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece and it is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important touristic destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the ...
, letters by scholars on various topics and general news from abroad.
[Aikaterini Koumarianou, «Έντυπες Εφημερίδες», Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Έθνους, vol. 12, Εκδοτική Αθηνών, 1975, p. 584-585]
Georgios Psyllas Georgios Psyllas ( el, Γεώργιος Ψύλλας; 1794–1878) was a Greek scholar and politician, and editor during the Greek War of Independence of the newspaper '' Efimeris ton Athinon''.N. K. Louros, (1974), Γεωργίου Ψύλλα Απ ...
was the director of the newspaper. The newspaper was printed on a press that the envoy of the Philhellenic Society of
London, Colonel Leicester Stanhope, donated to the Community of Athens.
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References
Bibliography
*G. Psyllas, Εφημερίς Αθηνών" 1824-1826, Βιβλιοπωλείον των Βιβλιοφίλων- Σπάνια Βιβλία Σπανός, Athens, 1981
*D. Gatopoulos, "Το τρίτον μέρος των ανέκδοτων απομνημονευμάτων του Γ. Ψύλλα", Το Νέον Κράτος, issue 36, p. 812-822
*N. E. Skiadas, "Το πρώτο τυπογραφείο της Αθήνας και ο Άγγλος Φιλέλλην Στάνχοπ", Τα Αθηναϊκά, issue 37, p. 19-23
External links
Η Ιστορία του Ελληνικού και Αρκαδικού Τύπου
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1824 establishments in Greece
Greek-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Athens
Greek War of Independence
Defunct newspapers published in Greece