It was defended with the utmost bravery and tenacity, until, forced by the last extreme of famine, it surrendered (133).

The inhabitants were sold as slaves, and the town was levelled to the ground.

The victor was honored with the title of NUMANTINUS.
The fall of Numantia gave Rome a hold upon the interior of Spain, which was never lost.

The country now, with the exception of its northern coast, was nominally Roman territory.

Several towns were established with Latin municipal rights _( municipia)_, and, on the whole, order was maintained.