The veteran soldiers, well acquainted with the enemy and their manner of fighting, effectually decided the battle.
This engagement, however, did not terminate the war.

The Turdulans hired ten thousand Celtiberians, and prepared to carry on the war with foreign troops.

The consul, meanwhile, alarmed at the rebellion of the Bergistans, and suspecting that the other states would act in like manner when occasion offered, took away their arms from all the Spaniards on this side of the Iberus; which proceeding affected them so deeply, that many laid violent hands on themselves; this fierce race considering that, without arms, life was of no value.

When this was reported to the consul, he summoned before him the senators of every one of the states, to whom he spoke thus: "It is not more our interest than it is your own, that you should not rebel; since your insurrections have, hitherto, always drawn more mi fortune on the Spaniards than labour on the Roman armies.

To prevent such things happening in future, I know but one method, which is, to put it out of your power to rebel.