Thucydides says that among the cities of the aforementioned peninsula, Sane was colony of Andros, while Thyssus, Cleonae, Acrothoum, Olophyxus and Dium had a heterogeneous population of bilingual barbarians formed by a few Chalcidians and, the rest, Pelasgians, Bisaltians, Crestonians and Edoni.
[8][1] Strabo points out that its primitive populated was composed of Pelasgians from Lemnos.
[3] It was stated by Pomponius Mela and other ancient writers that the inhabitants of the town lived longer than ordinary men.
[6] It was probably a member of the Delian League because it took the side of the Lacedaemonian Brasidas during his expedition in the Chalcidice in 424-423 BCE.
[9] Its site is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Mount Athos.