R01nan Defeats -in Spa£n-The Death oj the Scip£os. -For two years nothing very remarkable had happened in Spain; the contest was carried on by diplomacy more than by arms. This summer the Roman commanders on leaving their winter quarters united their forces. A council of war was called and they came to a unanimous decision that as up to that time all they had done was to keep Hasdrubal from Inarching to Italy, it was now high time to make an effort to finish the war. During the winter they had raised a force of 20..000 Celtiberians, and with this reinforcement they considered themselves strong enough for the task. The enemies' force consisted of three armies. Hasdrubal, the son of Gisgo, had united his army with Mago, and their joint camp was about a five days' march from the Romans. Somewhat nearer to them was Hasdrubal, the son of Hamilcar, an old commander in Spain, who ,vas in camp at a city called Amtorgis. The Roman commanders wanted to dispose of him first, and they believed that they had more than enough strength for the purpose; the only doubt in theil minds was whether, after his defeat, the other Hasdrubal and Mago would not retreat into the trackless forest and mountains and keep up a guerilla warfare. The best plan, they thought, would be to form their force into t\VO armies and finish the war in Spain at one stroke. 1'hey arranged accordingly that P. Cornelius was to advance against Mago and Hasdrubal with two-thirds of the army f Romans and allied troops, and Cn. Cornelius ,¥ith the remaining third of the old army and the recently raised Celtiberians was to oppose the Barcihe Hasdrubal. Both generals with their armies advanced together as far as the town of Amtorgis where they encamped in fun view of the enemy with the river between them. Here Cn. Scipio took his stand with the force above mentioned, while Publius Scipio went on to execute his share of the operations.