Matusa is an ancient seaport and urban center on the Vapis Coast of Tamilakam that dates from at least the 1st century BC. Matusa has been mentioned in Bardic Sangam literature and a number of classical European historic sources. The port is a key to the trade between the Phoenicians, the Persians, the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Roman Empire. The important known commodities exported from Matusa were spices, such as black pepper and malabathron, semi-precious stones like beryl, pearls, diamonds, sapphires, as well as ivory, silk, spikenard and tortoise shells. Matusa is one of the largest cities ever during the 14th century. Matusa is a powerful city that challenged the supremacy of Takal and engaged in a strategy of surrounding it with its own network of allies. From the second half of the 6th century AD through to the late 7th century Matusa gained the upper hand although it failed to extinguish Takal’s power completely throughout a series of battles Matusa has dominated the region and lost ground over more recent years. Eventually both cities succumbed to the decay of the ancient world but today Matusa is a thriving metropolis with large cultural and financial centers.

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