After the speech, Perikles was approached by a returning Herodotos accompanied by the misthios Kassandra. Perikles' speech proved to be unfavourable, leading the crowd to voice their support of Kleon. Sometime later, Perikles and Kleon once again held a debate the Pnyx as the Spartans began surrounding the city in preparing for a siege. Perikles also requested his friend and historian Herodotos to consult the Pythia in Delphi about ending the war.
As such, the two regularly exchanged debates at the Pnyx, fighting for the citizen's support. However, this was opposed by the Athenian general Kleon, secretly a Sage of the Cult of Kosmos. When the Peloponnesian War broke out in 431 BCE, Perikles adopted a strategy of holding out rather than facing Sparta head-to-head in battle.
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