"Later, we arrived at the island of Samos, where we fulfilled our needs as we did on all the islands. Afterwards, we reached the island of Chios. We set sail with our ship and group for our journey to Constantinople. After leaving the island of Chios, we passed the great city of Smyrna and then moved on to Meteline and later to Tenit. Here, on the shores of Romania (meaning the Roman Empire. R.A.), lies the very old and famous city of Troy. The Greeks say that the ruins of this city still spread over an area of miles.
After leaving this place, we came to a narrow sea called the arm of Saint George, which divides into two countries, Romania and Macedonia (the Dardanelles. R.A.). We sailed with the Greek land to our right towards Saint Phemius, and Macedonia to our left. The city of Bishop Saint Phemius on one side, and the other city called Samthe in Macedonia, on the other side of the Greek land, we reached from one settlement to another. They said these settlements were the key to Constantinople. Later, we passed important fortresses on the shores of Callipolis, Agios Georgios, Paniados, and Macedonia, and after Michaelmas, we arrived at the city of Rothostoca. Then we reached the magnificent city of Raclea (Tekirdağ). According to the Greeks, Helen was abducted from here by Paris (Alexander)."