"The Aegean sea washes Greece on two sides: first, the side that faces towards the east and stretches from Sunium, towards the north as far as the Thermaean Gulf and Thessaloniceia, a Macedonian city...; and secondly, the side that faces towards the south, I mean the Macedonian country, extending from Thessaloniceia as far as the Strymon."
- Strabos, Introduction of Thessaloniki's location in 'Geography'
"The city has a matured defensive system since almost ten centuries ago getting renovated and renewed every decade until now, having a similar structure of walls just like the Theodosian walls of Constantinople, stretching for seven Roman miles with a height of around ten to twelve meters…" Nikolas pinpointed at the outlines of the walls of Thessaloniki knowing well about every single minutiae of the city.
"Admiral, do you think your army can penetrate through the walls similar to that of Constantinople?"
