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In 148 BC, war was renewed between the parties despite such action being prohibited by the Romans. However, Diaios, who was again general of the
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Korinth, and Metellus, the Roman general, advancing towards Korinth, sent forward ambassadors to offer terms. But Diaios threw them into prison (though he afterwards released them for the bribe of a talent). Diaios
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Lakedaimonians had appealed to the Roman senate over the possession of some disputed land. In response, the Roman senate had said that decisions on all causes, except those of life and death, rested with the great council of the Achaians. Diaios decided to ignore the exception included in the
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Lakedaimonians accused him of lying and the dispute led to war. However, the Lakedaimonians found themselves no match for the Achaians, and they sought to negotiate. Diaios, affirming that his hostility was not directed against Sparta as a whole, but against those who had caused the
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disagreement, arranged for the banishment of 24 of Sparta's principal citizens. These men fled to Rome and sought Rome's refuge and protection. Diaios travelled to Rome to oppose their claims, together with
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