 Metellus fled to Numidia and the protection of Hiempsal II.Hadrianus allied with Hiarbas, a rival for the Numidian kingship, and succeeded in temporarily ousting Hiempsal, who hid out with Metellus and his men in Mauretania under the protection of Bocchus I.The actions of Hadrianus incurred the enmity of the pro-Sullan upper classes in Africa.