Important findings of the area, the Kore of Copenhagen, a kouros, and a statue group of Pegasus and Bellerophon, which date back to the 6th century BC, show that the city was prosperous during the Archaic period.

Construction in the area, according to the most recent findings, began during the beginning of the 5th century BC and continued through the old Christian times.

The center of Paleopolis (or Agora) was to the east, near the port whose remains are still evident today, submerged in the sea.

[citation needed] The city continued throughout the 6th century AD, as it is evident from the remains of pre-Byzantine basilica churches found in the area.

[4] In 2003, the Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis opened in a building that was donated by the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation.