Numancia and chose as their chief segedenses Caros, who attacked the Romans by surprise and won a great victory, killing six thousand Romans, the Celts also took heavy losses, including the head itself expensive. This defeat took place on 23 August, the day consecrated by the Romans to Vulcan, which was thereafter declared harmful, so that no Roman general in the future battle fought on that day. Nobilior, following the Numancia, camped in Renieblas The Watchtower, 24 stages of Numancia, waiting for reinforcements. In turn, the Celts named managers in Ambon and Leucon, replacing expensive.