His navy sailed out of the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont and travelled along the land, going across from the land army.

The ships sailed westwards, laying their course for the headland of Sarpedon, where Xerxes had ordered them to go and wait for him; the army of the mainland travelled towards the eastNorth-east, strictly speaking: they marched through the promontory of Gallipoli [26.6833,40.4167] (Perseus)Gallipoli. and the sunrise through the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese, with the tomb of Athamas' daughter Helle on its right and the town of Cardia on its left, marching through the middle of a city called Agora.

From there they rounded the head of the Black Bay (as it is called) and crossed the Black River, which could not hold its own then against the army, but gave out—crossing this river, which gives its name to the bay, they went westwards, past the Aeolian city of Enez [26.83,40.733] (inhabited place), Edirne, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaAenus and the marsh of Stentor, until they came to Doriscus.