 Persia was now on friendly terms with Athens and Pharnabazus permitted their disgraced general Conon to command his fleet of Phoenician and Cypriot ships in attacks that culminated in the destruction of the Spartan fleet at Cnidus.He was then permitted to return to Athens with part of the fleet and given funds to rebuild the city's Long Walls.Soon afterwards, in 393 or 392 , Antalcidas was dispatched to Tiribazus, the satrap of Lydia, to sue for peace.