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Callicrates, a politician of the Achaean League, postulated faithful cooperation with the Romans after the defeat of Carthage in the Second Punic War.

He is described by historians with unrefined epithets: &#;collaborator&#; or &#;ancient Quisling&#;, and sources say that the Achaeans avoided him and did not even want to bathe with him.

Callicrates

After defeating Carthage in the Second Punic War, the Romans paid more attention to the eastern Mediterranean.

They started wars with the countries that emerged after the death of Alexander the Great &#; Antigonid Macedonia and the Seleucid Empire. It was connected with more frequent contacts with the lands of Greece, divided into various federations, tribes and city-states.

One such entity functioning in the Peloponnese was the Achaean League.

As in many other parts of Greece, the conflict of powers led to political polarization within the Union&#;s cities. Two political groups were establ