 He took by storm several places the Celtiberians had fortified.Hispania Ulterior was quiet due to the long illness of Publius Sempronius.In 182 BC, the praetors "Publius Manlius" (who had been Cato's second-in-command in 195 BC) and Quintus Fulvius Flaccus were assigned Hispania Ulterior and Citerior respectively.