The next spring (255) he was surprised, his army cut to pieces, and he himself taken prisoner.

He subsequently died a captive at Carthage.
The Romans, learning of this defeat, sent a fleet of 350 sail to relieve their comrades who were shut up in Clupea.

While on its way, it gained a victory over the Carthaginian fleet off the Hermean promontory, sinking 114 of the enemy's ships.
It arrived at Clupea in time to save its friends.

The war in Africa was now abandoned.

The fleet, setting sail for home, was partly destroyed in a storm, only eighty ships reaching port.
Hostilities continued for six years without any great results.