On his return he was severely censured in Sparta for having thus thrown away the opportunity of reducing Argos, especially as the Argives had seized the opportunity afforded by his return and taken Orchomenus.
Sekembalinya dia sangat disensor karena telah membuang kesempatan untuk mengurangi Argos, terutama karena Argos telah merebut kesempatan yang diberikan oleh kepulangannya dan mengambil Orkhomenos.