Timeline of Mount Athos

9th century BC. Mythical ages
8th – 7th century BC. Settlement of Thracians on the Athos pepninsula.
6th century BC. Greeks came on the penisnula and hellenised it.
5th – 2nd century BC 6 to 7 cities of the peninsula were colonies of Greek states and they were autonomous.
493, The fleet of Persian General Mardonios was destroyed at the Athonian coast.
481, Xerxes constructed the Canal close to today’s location of Provlakas.
468, Athos area came under the rule of the Romans.
324 - 337 AD., Whole Macedonia and Athos joined Illyricon and in 379 the Eastern Illyricon.
412, Temporarily attached (and since 716-744 finally) to the bishop of Constantinople.
5th century. The monastic life was popularised in Athos.
842, Athos monks attended the Synod of Constantinople to restore the icons.
9th century, Icons transitions to Athos cause of the iconoclasts.
874, Chrysobull of Vasileios Makedonos I, referring to the monachism of Halkidiki’s peninsula.
9th – 10th century. Lived on the peninsula Petros the Athonite and Euthimios the Thessalonikean.
934, The cathedra of Elders (as the monastic center of Athos) and called “ancient”.
963, Foundation of Monastery Megistis Lavras from monk Athanasios Trapezounta.
972, Written the First Typikon of Mount Athos (Ioannis Tsimiskis).
980, Foundation of Monastery Iviron.
10th – 11th century. Foundation of monasteries Xeropotamou, Vatopediou, Xenofontos, Amalfinon, Zografou, Konstamonitou, Karakallou, Filotheou and Koutloumousiou.
1045, Athos is named “Agion Oros” according to chrysobull of emperor Konstantinos I Monomachos.
1046, Written the Typikon B of Mount Athos.
1050 approximately, 125 monasteries of Mount Athos.
1080 - 1120, Two hundred families arrived to Athos and disturbed the monks residents.
1198, A monydrio was raised at the monastery of Hilandari from the Serbian ruler Stephan and his son Rasko.
13th century. Seizures by the pirates and the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade. In a letter of Pope Innocent called Athos a sacred place, House of God and Gate of Heaven.
1307 -1309, Lots of monasteries were destroyed from Catalans adventurers-mercenaries.
14th century. Athos had a spiritual acme. The monasteries of Gregoriou, Simonos Petra, Pantokratora, and St Paul, the movement of Hesychasts was developed, and the catholics of the monasteries Hilandari, Vatopedi a.o, apart from the Protato were decorated according the principles of Macedonian School.
1394, Written the Third Typikon of Mount Athos (Typikon of Antonios).
1406, With a chrysobull of Manuel IIPaleologos (Fourth Typikon), the monks were given the right of property and possession and prohibited the entry to women in Mount Athos.
1430, 1453, The Athonians monks secured privileges from the Turks rulers.
1453 -1913, Mount Athos was under the Ottoman Rule.
1533, Foundation of Monastery Stavronikita.
16th century, There were decorated according the style of Cretan School the Trapeza of M.Lavra and its Catholic(Molivoklissia), the Catholics of monasteries Koutloumousiou, Stavronikita, Dionisiou, Docheiariou, others trapezas of monasteries and chapels a.o.
1575, Written the Fifth Typikon of Mount Athos.
17th century. Poverty and illiteracy plagued the monks. The skete of St. Anna was founded and the coenobitic monasteries were changed to idiorrythmic.
1700 -1750, Foundation of sketes Kafsokalivia, Timiou Prodromou, St. Demetrios (Vatopedi), Nea or Pirgos, St. Demetrios (St Paul), Annunciation of Virgin Mary and St Panteleiomonas.
1720 -1730, Action in Karies of painter and historian Dionysius from Fourna Agrafa.
1743, Foundation of AThoniada School close to Monastery Vatopedi.
1755, Operation of printing office at the Monastery of M. Lavra for two generations.
1750-1800, The movement of Kollivades upseted Mount AThos.
1782, Written the 6th Typikon of Mount Athos.
1784-1818, Seven idiorrythmic monasteries were changed to coenobitic.
1810, Written the 7th Typikon of Mount Athos (Patriarch Gregorios the Fifth). Establishment of the Holy Community.
1821-1830, Entrance and stay of Turkish army in Mount Athos.
1839-1850, Four idiorrythmic monasteries were changed to coenobitic
1842, Foundation of Athoniada School in Karies.
1850-1900, Renovated lots of Athonians buildings and built new ones.
1912, November 2. Squadron of Greek fleet occupied Athos peninsula.
1923, The Treaty of Lausanne recognized Greek sovereignty in all Mount Athos.
1924, Written the Charter Map of Mount Athos.
1963, Celebration of the Millenium of the organized monastic life in Karies, Thessaloniki and Athens.
1971-1982, Five idiorrythmic monasteries were changed to coenobitic