Such was the advice of Hecataeus, but Aristagoras himself thought it best to depart for Myrcinus. He accordingly entrusted Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus to Pythagoras, a citizen of repute, and himself sailed to Thrace (region (general)), EuropeThrace with any that would follow him and then took possession of the place to which he had come.

After this he was put to the sword by the Thracians, he and his army, as he was besieging a town, even though the Thracians were ready to depart from it under treaty.