Pliny the Elder ( 23 – 79 AD ) mentions Greek ships anchored at Muziris and Nelcynda.

The works of scholars and Eastern Christian writings claim Thomas the Apostle to have set foot in Muziris near here 2, 000 years ago.

Notable among these are the Muziris, Beypore and Thundi ( near Kadalundi ) during ancient times and Kozhikode ( Calicut ), Cochin, and Kannur in the medieval period and have served as centers of the Indian Ocean trade for centuries.

Piecing together the various traditions, one may conclude that Thomas left northwest India when invasion threatened and traveled by vessel to the Malabar coast, possibly visiting southeast Arabia and Socotra enroute and landing at the former flourishing port of Muziris on an island near Cochin ( c. AD.

It is also thought to be a cognate of this name Maliankara, a place near Muziris, where Thomas the Apostle first landed in Kerala.

Muziris, near the tip of India, in the Peutinger Table.

Muziris ( now known as Pattanam near Cochin ) was the important entry port.

He landed at Muziris ( now known as Pattanam, near Cochin on the Malabar Coast ).

Palayoor was one of the places near the port of Muziris, where St. Thomas established church.

* The great flood in the river Periyar in what is now Kerala India which lead to the river changing its course, closing of the Pattanam ( Muziris ) harbour, opening up of Cochin ( Kochi ) harbour submersion of some islands and birth of some new islands.

A project, named Muziris Heritage Project, was launched by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Kerala in 2006 to scientifically retrieve and preserve the historical heritage of the region, extending from North Paravur to Kodungallur.

Kerala Council for Historical Research ( KCHR ), identified as the nodal agency for Muziris Heritage Project, provides academic guidance and undertakes archaeological and historical research in the region.

The dynasty ruled the whole of modern Kerala state ( Malabar or Kudamalainadu ), Guddalore and some parts of Nilgiri district and Salem-Coimbatore region in southern India between 9th and 12th centuries AD mostly from the outskirts of the sea port Muziris, called Mahodayapuram, on the banks of River Periyar.

* Muziris, Kerala, India

In India, the ports of Barbaricum ( modern Karachi ), Barygaza, Muziris, Korkai, Kaveripattinam and Arikamedu on the southern tip of India were the main centers of this trade.

The thriving maritime routes of Southern Asia were not under the control of a single power, but through various systems eastern spices were brought to the major spice trading ports of India such as Barbaricum, Barygaza, Muziris, Korkai, Kaveripattinam, and Arikamedu.

Kollam shares fame with Pattanam ( Muziris ) as an ancient seaport on the Malabar Coast of India from the early centuries of Before the Christian era.

* 52, November 21 St. Thomas the Apostle landed in Muziris ( Pattanam ), India.

* Muziris, India

It shows a " Temple to Augustus " at Muziris, one of the main ports for trade to the Roman Empire on the southwest coast of India.

* The 1st century CE Greek work The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions several seaports on the west coast of India, from Barbarikon at the mouth of the Indus to Bharakuccha, Sopara, Kalyan and Muziris.

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