▁the ▁Rom ans ▁defeated ▁the ▁V and als ▁twice , ▁once ▁in ▁a ▁land ▁battle ▁near ▁Agr ig ento ▁and ▁another ▁in ▁a ▁naval ▁battle ▁off ▁C ors ica . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Av it us , ▁the ▁Vis ig oth s ▁expanded ▁into ▁His p ania , ▁nomin ally ▁under ▁Roman ▁author isation ▁but ▁actually ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁own ▁interests . ▁In ▁ 4 5 5 ▁Av it us ▁had ▁sent ▁an ▁amb assador , ▁comes ▁F ron to , ▁to ▁the ▁Sue bi ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁The odor ic ▁II ▁to ▁ask ▁them ▁to ▁formally ▁recogn ise ▁Roman ▁rule . ▁When ▁the ▁Sue bi ▁inv aded ▁the ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁His p ania ▁Tar ra con ensis , ▁the ▁Vis ig oth s ▁attacked ▁and ▁defeated ▁them ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 4 5 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Camp us ▁Param us , ▁twelve ▁miles ▁from ▁Ast org a , ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Ó r big o ▁( U rb icus ), ▁subsequently ▁occup ying ▁the ▁province ▁as ▁nom inal ▁fo eder ati ▁of ▁the ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Fall ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁res ent ment ▁amongst ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Italy ▁against ▁the ▁foreign er ▁Av it us ▁grew . ▁The ▁Gal lo - R oman ▁Emperor ▁had ▁given ▁to ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Gal lo - R oman ▁arist ocracy ▁many ▁key ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁administration ▁usually ▁filled ▁by ▁Rom ans . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Rome , ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁the ▁s