I will now describe the other fortifications which he built in the rest of Thrace, and in what is now called Mount Hæmus. First, he carefully built up what was wanting or ruinous at Philippopolis and Plotinopolis, which were very weakly fortified, although they stood in the neighbourhood of many tribes of barbarians. He also established numberless forts throughout the whole of Thrace, by means of which the country, which had formerly been exposed to the inroads of the enemy, was entirely preserved from their ravages; the names of these forts, as far as my memory goes, are as follows. In Europe: Lydicæ, Elaeae. In Rhodope the following new forts: Caseera, Theodoropolis, Thrasi, Thudanelanæ, Mundepa, Cuscabri, Cusculus, Thracian Bospara, Vesiparum, Capisturia, Tharsandala, Denizus, Toparum, Dalatarba, Bre, Scemnas, Carasthyra, Pinzus, Tuleus, Arzon, Castrazarba, Zositersum, Bergisum, Dingium, Sacissus, Cyrtuxura, Potamocastellum, Isdicaea, Emporium, Taurocephalaeum, Velaidipara, Scitaces, Bepara, Pusinum, Hymanparubri, Scariotasalucra, Augustas, Urdaus, St. Trajanus, Dertallus, Solvani, Vascum, Zincyra, Hæmimonti, Veripara, Isgipera, Ozorme, Vereiaros, Tamonbari, Ditch of Gesilas, Cherœnum, Probini, St. Theodorus, Burdepto, Rhacule, St. Julianus, Tzitaëtus, Velastyras, Getrinas, Bredas, Verus, Thocyodis, Via, Anagonclias, Suras, Anthipari, Dordas, Sarmathon, Clisura, Hylasianae, Thrasarichi, Bæca, Chrysanthus, Marcerota, Zdebrin, S. Theodorus, Asgarzus, Burtudgizi, Zemarchi, Cerioparorum, Casibonorum, Unci, Antoninum, Debre, Probini, Carberus, Esimonti, Asgizus, Dalatarba, Theodoropolis, Taurocomum, Nice, Cavotumba, Dixas, Getistraus, Tzyidon, Tzonpolegon, Basibunum, Anchialus, Marcianum, Cyridana, Beculi. The following are the other forts in Thrace on the Euxine Sea and river Danube, and also in the interior of the country. On the river Danube: Mysias, Erculente, Scatrina, Appiara, Exentaprista, Deoniana, Limo, Odyssus, Bidigis, Arina, Nicopolis, Zicideba, Poliscastellum, Cistidizus, Basternas, Metalla, Justinianopolis, Therma, Gemellomuntes, Asilba, Cuscana, Cuscum, Fossatum, Bisdina, Marcianopolis, Scythias, Grapso, Nono, Trosmes, Naisduno, Rhesidina, Constantiana, Veripara, Spadizus, Marcerota, Bodas, Zisnudeba, Turules, Monteregine, Becis, Altina, Maurovalle, Callatis, Bassidina, Beledina, Abrittus, Rubusta, Diniscarta, Tigra, Scedeba, Novas. In the interior: