Medieval Mount Athos between Wealth and Poverty, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz via Zoom, June 17–18, 2021
The participants in this workshop will give presentations exploring the relationship between wealth and Mount Athos. A particular emphasis will be laid upon discussion and how new avenues of research might nuance or change scholarship’s understanding of the Holy Mountain’s economic role throughout history.
The workshop will be held virtually via Zoom, while coffee breaks will take place in Wonder. Advance registration required. Those interested in attending the workshop should send an e-mail to mamems@uni-mainz.de by June 14th, 2021.
The workshop is the Inaugural Workshop for the ERC Starting Grant “Mount Athos in Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Society: Contextualizing the History of a Monastic Republic (ca. 850-1550)”.