Originally, Timaras suggested reducing the burden of their spoils by sending some of the loot back to Croton by ship.
However, Melantheus rejected the idea. His reasoning was: Castro and Crimissa have just joined our Crotonian alliance.
We need to showcase the spoils of conquering Turii and the severe consequences of opposing Croton.
In truth, there was another reason Melantheus kept to himself: he feared the officials in Croton's council might embezzle the loot if it arrived ahead of him, leaving him with a smaller share of the riches.
As for why the floating bridge wasn't burned, Juleios's concerns were unnecessary. Melantheus didn't regard Amendolara as a threat at all.
He believed that with Turii destroyed, there was no force in the northern part of Magna Graecia capable of challenging Croton.
Furthermore, leaving the bridge intact would facilitate Crotonian migration to Sybaris in the future.
