Ephimeris
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Ephimeris was a Greek newspaper published by Georgios Vendotis in Vienna from June 1784. It is the oldest known Greek newspaper[1].
It published 8 issues and then ceased publication after government pressure[1].
In 1790 the Pouliou brothers (one of them being Georgios Markides Pouliou) restarted publication, in the Greek, Serbian, and German languages, after negotiating the government's approval[1].
The newspaper promoted human rights, the French Revolution, and many revolutionary texts of Rigas Feraios[1].
In 1797 Georgios Markides Pouliou was arrested, together with Rigas Feraios, and so the newspaper ceased to exist[1].
It has been since reprinted by modern Greek presses, and its original issues can be seen in various public libraries in Greece[1].
