[8] Madytus is tied to Greek mythology as it claimed to have the tomb of Hecuba in its territory.
[2] Madytus is referred to by Herodotus in relation to the Persian Wars,[9] and by Xenophon as a base for the Athenian navy in 411.
[2] Bronze coins dated to the fourth century BC inscribed ΜΑΔΥ have been preserved.
[2] Madytus was an active commercial port during the Byzantine period and the Middle Ages.
[12][13] Ptolemy mentions a town in the same district with the name of Madis, which some identify with Madytus, but which seems to have been situated more inland.