An inscription in honour of a local citizen, Orthagoras, provides the only details of its history in the 2nd century B.C.
ɐn ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ əvə lˈoʊkəl sˈɪɾɪzən, ˈɔːɹθɐɡˌoːɹəz, pɹəvˈaɪdz ðɪ ˈoʊnli diːtˈeɪlz ʌv ɪts hˈɪstɚɹi ɪnðə sˈɛkənd sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˈiː.sˈiː.