However, it saw two progressive interludes, probably due to rivalry with the Philological Gymnasium, another Greek school of the city, until the later was closed down by force in 1819 due to conservative reactions.
Allerdings gab es zwei fortschrittliche Phasen, womöglich aus Rivalität zum Philologischen Gymnasium, einer anderen griechischen Schule der Stadt, bis letztere 1819 wegen konservativer Reaktionen zwangsgeschlossen wurde.