 Quintus winters at Córdoba in the middle of Autumn and sends Caius Marcius, a Hispanic from Italica, to fight Viriathus.In 142 BC, Fabius Maximus Servilianus succeeds Quintus, bringing two new legions and more allies, up to a total of 18000 men on foot and 1600 on horse.Maximus asks for reinforcements from Africa and is attacked by Viriathus, who does not succeed in disrupting Maximus' plans.