Now when the fleet had left Xerxes, it sailed through the +Mount Athos [24.316,40.166] (inhabited place), Pangaion Oros, Macedonia, Greece, Europe Athos canal which reached to the gulf in which are located the towns of +Assa [45.416,43.233] (river), Asia Assa, Pilorus, Singus, and Sarte. The fleet took on board troops from all these cities and then headed for the Thermaic gulf. Then rounding Ampelus, the headland of +Torone [23.8167,40.05] (Perseus) Torone, it passed the Greek towns of +Torone [23.8167,40.05] (Perseus) Torone, Galepsus, Sermyle, Mecyberna, and +Olynthus [23.3667,40.3] (Perseus) Olynthus, all of which gave them ships and men.