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Dimitrios Nikolaidis from the island of Keos (Greece) was the publisher of the newspaper Konstantinoupolis. Before that, he was a columnist of Anatolikos Asteras and in 1865 he took over the publication (initially with Stavros Voutyras) of I.M. Raptarchis’s journal Eptalofos, until 1871. The journal changed to a daily newspaper in 1897, later becoming a broadsheet entitled Konstantinoupolis. He was also the publisher of the newspaper Servet and wrote a number of books. He died in 1912.

Neon Asty was an Athenian newspaper, first published in 1901 by D. Kaklamanos, following his resignation from the newspaper Asty as a result of a disagreement with Th. Anninos. Kaklamanos was the newspaper’s director until 1907, ceding his post to Ger. Petrovikis. During the last years of its publication, it became an afternoon newspaper (Esperinon Neon Asty) and was published in a smaller format.

Nea Zoi was a monthly literary journal, the official instrument of the philological association under the same name, published in Alexandria (Egypt) from 1904 to 1927. All great writers of the time, both poets and novelists such as Cavafy, Palamas, Karyotakis, Gryparis, Polemis, Xenopoulos, Sikelianos et al. collaborated with the journal.

The theatre company “Nea Skini” was founded by Konstantinos Christomanos and was operational from 1901 to 1905. Christomanos’s artistic initiative contributed to the renovation of Greek theatre by proposing a different repertoire (it introduced Ibsen to the Greek audience and presented Greek drama in the colloquial Greek), by restructuring the expressive forms of actors through simplicity and naturalness in acting as well as by paying attention to scenography and to costumes. “Nea Skini” introduced important actors, such as Kyveli and Mitsos Myrat.

Platon Myrianthopoulos (1903-1953) was born in Limassol, Cyprus. His father, Socrates, was a school teacher. Platon later became an actor, using the pseudonym Paul Ralli, and worked in Hollywood; he appeared in four films during the period 1927-1933. He died in California (USA).

The Municipality of Alexandria was established institutionally in 1890 (Alexandria, Egypt). Its management was under the control of the foreign dominion and of groups of interests. However, the operation of that institution significantly contributed to urban development through the implementation of infrastructure projects. Many Greeks were members of the board of directors, often forming the majority, as they participated using their foreign citizenship (British, French, Russian etc.).