In the political scene of Athens during this period Cymon made his appearance, who extended the allied army of Athens in the beach of Macedonia and Thrace and cleared the Aegean from the pirates of Skyros, transporting there the bones of Thisea (476 b.c.). Then he attempted an expedition against the Persians with two hundred Triiris. Conquering Ikaria and Lukia, he won the eminent victory of Eurumedonta (467 b.c.), thus contributing to the release of all the Greek cities from the Persian dominance.