Summary
Georgios Chr. Charizanis, Thassos in the 14th century through the Athonite documents
The purpose of this article is to present –through the examination of the Athonite documents– the general situation in the island of Thassos during the late Byzantine period and most particularly in the 14th century. Throughout the research, it is noted that the references of the Athonite documents to Thassos, its locations and regions, are directly related to the possessions and shareholdings held by the Athonite monasteries (such as Lavra, Pantocrator, etc.) on the island. It is noteworthy that many of the location names have been preserved and are still in use to this day. An economy, such as the Byzantine, which was basically rural, the Athonite documents provide valuable information on the crops and occupations of the island's inhabitants, who were also agήcultural: they used to grow grain, while on the island there were vineyards, olive groves, orchards, almond trees, walnuts, and other fruit trees. There were also watermills for grinding the wheat and wine presses. All of the above shows that the inhabitants of Thassos –like other regions of the Byzantine Empire– based their survival mainly on the land and pursued the self-consumption and self-sufficiency.
