Eventually, Sparta lost out to Athens, but for the time being, Athens took no further action against Byzantium, preferring instead merely to take control of the Bosporus Strait and benefit from the taxes levied on vessels sailing through it.
Lai gan šajā kara posmā spartieši beigu beigās piekāpās, Atēnas nesteidzās tūlīt iekarot Bizantiju un apmierinājās ar to, ka atguva Bosfora šaurumu un ievāca nodevas no kuģiem, kas kuģoja caur to.