Akropolis (newspaper)

This article is about the Greek newspaper. For hilltop settlements, see Acropolis. For the most famous example of an acropolis, see Acropolis of Athens.

Akropolis

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	broadsheet
Founder(s)	Vlasis Gavriilidis
Publisher	Vlasis Gavriilidis
Founded	1883
Political alignment	progressive
Ceased publication	1921
Relaunched	1929
Headquarters	Athens, Greece

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.

History

Akropolis was essentially the creation of one man, el, 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.