Scholars have suggested, rather, that it was commissioned and financed by commercial interests in Massalia, which sent him to find a sea route to those distant coasts where they knew amber and tin could be obtained.
Õpetlased oletavad, et tegelikult andsid talle selle ülesande ja rahalised vahendid Massalia kaubanduslike huvidega isikud, kes saatsid ta otsima mereteed kaugetele rannikutele, kust teadaolevalt sai hankida merevaiku ja tina.