Unable to stop the construction, he plundered the territory of several rebellious cities, then travelled around the Aegean suppressing oligarchies and raising funds from various cities of the Athenian Empire.
Incapaz de deter a construción, saqueou o territorio de varias cidades rebeldes, viaxou polo Exeo suprimindo oligarquías e conseguindo fondos de varias cidades para o Imperio ateniense.