About the same time the ships which were sent from Carthage to Mago touched at the country between the Albingaunian Ligurians and Genoa.

Mago happened to be lying here with his fleet at this time.

After hearing the message of the ambassadors, directing him to collect as great a number of troops as possible, he immediately held a council of the Gauls and Ligurians, for a great number of both those nations were there.

He said that he was sent to restore them to liberty, and, as they themselves might see, succours were sent him from home; but that it depended upon them with how great forces and how large an army the war for that purpose was to be carried on.

That the Romans had two armies in the field, one in Gaul and another in Etruria.