§22.21.1quietum inde fore videbatur reliquum aestatis tempus, fuissetque per Poenum hostem; §22.21.2sed praeterquam quod ipsorum Hispanorum inquieta avidaque in novas res sunt ingenia, §22.21.3Mandonius Indebilisque, qui antea Ilergetum regulus fuerat, postquam Romani ab saltu recessere ad maritimam oram, concitis popularibus in agrum pacatum sociorum Romanorum ad populandum venerunt.
From then on, the remainder of the summer seemed likely to be peaceful, and it would have been so, as far as the Carthaginian enemy was concerned; but besides the fact that the temperaments of the Spaniards themselves are restless and eager for revolution, Mandonius and Indibilis, who had previously been a petty king of the Ilergetes, after the Romans withdrew from the pass to the maritime coast, stirred up their countrymen and came to plunder the pacified territory of the allies of the Romans.
§22.21.4adversus eos tribunus militum cum expeditis auxiliis a Scipione missi levi certamine, ut tumultuariam manum, fudere, mille hominibus occisis, quibusdam captis magnaque parte armis exuta.
Against them, military tribunes sent by Scipio with light-armed auxiliaries routed them in a slight skirmish, as if they were an irregular band, killing a thousand men, capturing some, and stripping a large part of their arms.
§22.21.5hic tamen tumultus cedentem ad Oceanum Hasdrubalem cis Hiberum ad socios tutandos retraxit.
This disturbance, however, drew Hasdrubal, who was withdrawing toward the Ocean, back to this side of the Hiberus to protect his allies.
§22.21.6castra Punica in agro Ilergavonensium, castra Romana ad Novam Classem erant, cum fama repens alio avertit bellum.
The Carthaginian camp was in the territory of the Ilergavonenses, and the Roman camp was at Nova Classis, when a sudden rumor turned the war in another direction.
§22.21.7Celtiberi qui principes regionis suae legatos miserant obsidesque dederant Romanis, nuntio misso a Scipione exciti arma capiunt, provinciamque Carthaginiensium valido exercitu invadunt.
The Celtiberians, who, as the leading men of their region, had sent ambassadors and given hostages to the Romans, roused by a messenger sent by Scipio, took up arms and invaded the province of the Carthaginians with a strong army.
§22.21.8tria oppida vi expugnant; inde cum ipso Hasdrubale duobus proeliis egregie pugnant; ad quindecim milia hostium occiderunt, quattuor milia cum multis militaribus signis capiunt.
They stormed three towns by force; then they fought brilliantly with Hasdrubal himself in two battles; they killed up to fifteen thousand of the enemy and captured four thousand along with many military standards.