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as to cause a whole rash of rebellions
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in the Delian League or the Athenian Empire,
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or whatever you want to call it,
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and the Athenians will be occupied
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with trying to put down these rebellions for some time.
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By the way, the probable date of this defeat
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is probably around 455,
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because it's in the following year,and this date is a good date,
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454-453 that the Athenians
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decide to move the treasury of the league
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from Delos to Athens,
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up on the Acropolis in the back room of the Parthenon