However, later accounts reveal how Sandoces, the supposed Ionian governor of Cyme helped draft a fleet of fifteen ships for Xerxes I great expedition against mainland Greece c. 480 BC. Cyme is also believed to have been the port in which the Persian survivors of the Battle of Salamis wintered and lends considerable weight to the argument that Cyme was not only well served by defensive walls, but enjoyed the benefits of a large port capable of wintering and supplying a large wartime fleet.
However, further accounts show that Sandoces, the supposed Ionian governor of Cyme, helped draft a fleet for Xerxes I's expedition against mainland Greece around 480 BC. It is also believed that Cyme was the harbor where Persian survivors from the Battle of Salamis spent their winter and supports the notion that Cyme had both well-defended walls and an advantageous port capable of housing a large wartime fleet.