in reward for their support, david was awarded with the lifetime stewardship of the extensive lands in northeastern anatolia, while ioane-t'ornike was conferred with the title "synkellos" (assistant to the patriarch of constantinople). more importantly, the victorious monk-general returned to athos laden with the spoils of war, "precious objects" as well as twelve kentenaria (1,200 lb) of gold, that enabled the georgians to establish their own house on athos, called iviron. although populated now with greeks, the monastery is to this day known by the greek appellation "iveron", "of the iberians", i.e., georgians. the emperor also showered him with lands and privileges, granted him subsidies and exemption from taxes. the new monastic house, destined to become a vibrant center of the georgian orthodox culture, was jointly run by ioane-t’ornike as "ktetor" (founder) and his friend ioane as "hegoumenos" (abbot).