The Ephimeris (Greek: Εφημερίς, "newspaper") is the name of the oldest surviving Greek newspaper, printed in the late 18th century in Vienna.

In 1790, the Greek typographers Poulios Markidis-Pouliou and Georgios Markidis-Pouliou, from Siatista, started publishing the newspaper in the Greek, Serbian ("Illyrian") and German languages, after successfully negotiating a license from the Austrian government. The newspaper published the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in serials, as well as several works by Rigas Feraios. The newspaper's run lasted until 1797, when Georgios Pouliou was arrested along with Rigas Feraios for their publication of "revolutionary and godless" works, and the paper was shut down in January 1798.

Many of its original issues can be seen in various public libraries in Greece, and in 2000, the Academy of Athens reprinted a collected edition of the newspaper.

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• (Greek) Matsou, Katerina (2006-06-18). ""Εφημερίς" (1790-1797) - Ο άθλος και η περιπέτεια της πρώτης ελληνικής εφημερίδας". http://www.e-telescope.gr/gr/cat05/art05_060818.htm. Retrieved 9 July 2008. 

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