 The fugitives bumped into another body of Celtiberians on its way to Contrebia which, on being told about the defeat, dispersed.Quintus Fulvius marched through Celtiberian territory, ravaged the countryside and stormed many forts until the Celtiberians surrendered.In 180 BC the praetor Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was assigned the command of Hispania Citerior and the conduct of the war with the Celtiberians.