Greek coins have been discovered which write the city name as Mlaundus.[3] A Greek inscription of the Roman period though write the city Blaundus.[3] Probably it is also the Blaeandrus that the Ptolemy is mentioning.[3]
Recent findings of cylinder-seals in archaeological excavation point towards the conclusion that there was a settlement already stablished at the beginning of the II millennium B.C., belonging to the Assyrian trade colony period.[4]
Onesiphorus (fl. 458), who signed a letter written by the bishops of Lydia to Emperor Leo in 458 following the killing of Proterius of Alexandria.
Additionally, a certain Eustathius of Alandos attended the Council of Constantinople (879-880) that rehabilitated Photius, but evidence is lacking that Alandos was the same as Balandus.
The last record of Blaundus dates from the 12th century.
The bishopric of Blaundus was nominally revived in 1953 as a titular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank, but has been vacant since January 31, 1971, after only two incumbents:
Michael Mongkhol On Prakhongchit (1953.05.07 – 1958.01.23)