The library of historian Kyriakos Simopoulos

Kyriakos Simopoulos’ collection includes approximately 550 books, focusing on themes of Greek history, with particular emphasis on the period of the Greek War of Independence, as well as geography and travel literature. It also includes all of his personal works.

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Kyriakos Simopoulos (1921-2001) was a journalist, historian, and writer. He was born in Kastanochori, Megalopolis. He studied at the Law School of Athens. During the German Occupation, he was in Athens, where he actively participated in the National Resistance and wrote under the pseudonym “Achilleas” for the underground press of the National Resistance from Mount Helicon. In 1947, as a soldier, he was exiled to Makronisos, where he remained until 1950 with a damaged health that troubled him throughout his life. After his release, he dedicated himself to journalism, which he served diligently for 35 years, writing for many newspapers: “Democratic Change,” “Vima” (for nine years as editor-in-chief), “Independent Press,” “Simerina,” and finally “Vradyni,” from which he retired in 1985. He signed his articles with the mythical pseudonym “Antaeus.” From 1961, he curated the radio program “The World of Books” on EIR, which was discontinued by the junta in 1967. Kyriakos Simopoulos was deeply involved in historical research and had a rich body of writing and translation work.