6 He gives the distance between Philippi and Thessalonica as 101 Roman miles (against 94 for Ant. Itin.); on the modern road it is 166 km. (103 miles). In opposition to the Ant. Itin. which gives 17 miles for one section and 47 for another, the Bordeaux Pilgrim correctly shows that Amphipolis and Appollonia broke the route into three roughly equal parts.