The region has been inhabited from the Early Iron Age down to the Hellenistic Period. The bulk of the population subsequently moved to the newly constructed city of Thessaloniki without however abandoning the region. The oldest discoveries in the region are theAncient Aenea tomb mounds, a city that is mentioned by Straboand which is currently identified in the Ν. Michaniona geographical area to the northwest of toumba - tambia Beach. Aenea was probably a Corinthian colony that was founded in the late 8thcentury BC and was minting its own coins with the head of Aeneas as the symbol by the late 6th century BC. It was allied with the Athenians in the Delian League in the 5th century. In the 4th century BC it escaped from the Athenian sphere of influence and joined the Chalkidean Commune until 348 BC when it was occupied by Phillip II, the king of Macedonia. The sources mention Aenea as one of the settlements that merged in 315 BC to form Thessaloniki, but it was not completely abandoned, since activities are apparent even in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC.

 

During the Byzantine period the region belonged to the Kalamaria Kapetanikon (fiefdom) and during the Ottoman period of occupation it succeeded in acquiring privileges that ensured the integrity of the settlements. The region’s fortification began to develop in the 19th century since it was of strategic importance to the defence of Thessaloniki. The Angelochori Lighthouse is one of the fortifications in the region that has survived. It is located on the edge of Cape Megalo Emvolo and has been classified as a Protected Recent Monument of Industrial Heritage and is included amongst the 25 heritage lighthouses of Greece. The Naval Fortifications have also survived. They are situated along the northern edge of the Megalo Emvolo rocky coast (kara-bournou) at a position of strategic significance since ancient times. These fortifications were constructed by German engineers in the late 19thcentury.

 

The exchange of populations after the Asia Minor catastrophe resulted in the establishment of settlements by refugees from Asia Minor. These settlements were established along the eastern coast in the wider Municipality region at Perea, N. Epivates (formerly Baxe), Agia Triada in the former Thermaikon Municipality, Angelochori, N. Kerasia in the former Michaniona Municipality and Mesimeri in the Epanomi Municipality, which now constitute the new Thermaikon Municipality under the Kallikratis Law.

 

There was intense residential development in the region due to population re - settlement in the 1990s by predominantly young families who settled permanently in the region in search of a better quality of life near the sea and nature.