Den Berg Athos in Griechenland dürfen nur Männer betreten - seit tausend Jahren ist das so. Nun wollte der Weltkirchenrat auch Frauen den Zutritt. Athos ist im Norden eher mittelgebirgig-bewaldet. An der Südspitze erhebt sich die höchste Erhebung der Chalkidiki: Berg Athos (2033 m ü. Athos WaldbrölBegriffsklärungThe peninsula as seen from the summit of Mount Athos ( ), looking northwest Access [ ] The number of daily visitors to Mount Athos is restricted, and all are required to obtain a special entrance permit valid for a limited period. Only men are permitted to visit the territory, which is called the 'Garden of ' by the monks, with Orthodox Christians taking precedence in permit issuance procedures. Residents on the peninsula must be men aged 18 and over who are members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and also either monks or workers. History [ ] Antiquity [ ] in is the name of one of the that challenged the during the. Athos threw a massive rock against which fell in the and became Mount Athos. According to another version of the story, Poseidon used the mountain to bury the defeated giant. Mentions the mountain Athos in the. Writes that, during the Persian invasion of in 492 BC, the fleet of the Persian commander was wrecked with losses of 300 ships and 20,000 men, by a strong North wind while attempting to round the coast near Mount Athos. Mentions the peninsula, then called Acte, telling us that from the island of populated it and naming five cities thereon,, (Kleonai), Thyssos (Thyssus), Olophyxos (Olophyxis), and Acrothoï (Akrothoön). Also mentions the cities of Dion (Dium) and Acrothoï. Also established colonies on Acte. At least one other city was established in the Classical period: (Akanthos). Some of these cities minted their own coins. The peninsula was on the invasion route of, who spent three years excavating the across the isthmus to allow the passage of his invasion fleet in 483 BC. After the death of, the architect (Deinokrates) proposed carving the entire mountain into a statue of Alexander. The history of the peninsula during latter ages is shrouded by the lack of historical accounts. Archaeologists have not been able to determine the exact location of the cities reported by Strabo. It is believed that they must have been deserted when Athos' new inhabitants, the monks, started arriving some time before the ninth century AD. Early Christianity [ ] According to the Athonite tradition, the was sailing accompanied by St from to to visit.
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