Between the 2nd and 5th centuries AD the population gradually moved down from the foothills of the Pierian range to the plain, and all that remained was a small settlement whose name alone Palatitsia (palace) indicated its former importance.
Antara abad ke-2 dan ke-5 M populasi secara bertahap pindah dari kaki pegunungan Pieria ke dataran , dan yang tersisa hanyalah pemukiman kecil yang namanya sendiri Palatitsia (istana) menunjukkan arti pentingnya.