Mount Athos Timeline

A decree by Byzantine emperor Basil I is the first recorded evidence of a monastery on Mount Athos.

Byzantine Emperor Romanos I grants pension rights to the monks on Mount Athos.

The Great Lavra monastery on Mount Athos is founded by Saint Athanasios.

The Iviron monastery on Mount Athos is founded by Georgian monks.

Spanish mercenaries of the Catalan Grand Company attack the monasteries on Mount Athos.

The Ottoman Empire grants Mount Athos and its monasteries independence in exchange for annual tribute.