▁which , ▁at ▁least ▁this ▁is ▁what ▁he ▁told ▁his ▁people , ▁gave ▁him ▁messages ▁from ▁the ▁god dess ▁D iana . ▁With ▁his ▁forces ▁mor ale ▁raised ▁he ▁await ed ▁the ▁Roman ▁arm ies ▁while ▁launch ing ▁many ▁guer illa ▁ra ids ▁to ▁weak en ▁them ▁during ▁their ▁advance . ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁were ▁hard ▁pressed ▁for ▁supplies ▁and ▁Met ell us ▁decided ▁to ▁march ▁on ▁the ▁Cel ti ber ian ▁town ▁of ▁Seg ont ia ▁to ▁feed ▁his ▁army ▁on ▁their ▁stores . ▁S ert or ius ' s ▁Cel ti ber ian ▁troops ▁refused ▁to ▁let ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁towns ▁fall ▁into ▁Roman ▁hands ▁and ▁fighting ▁en su ed . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁Pl ut arch ▁remarks ▁that ▁this ▁battle ▁was ▁forced ▁upon ▁S ert or ius ▁( pro bably ▁by ▁his ▁I ber ian ▁and / or ▁C elt - I ber ian ▁troops ). ▁The ▁fighting ▁started ▁at ▁no on ▁and ▁last ed ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁night . ▁S ert or ius ▁first ▁fought ▁Pom pe y ▁while ▁his ▁leg ates ▁Per pen na ▁and ▁H irt ule ius ▁fought ▁Met ell us . ▁After ▁H irt ule ius ▁had ▁fallen ▁S ert or ius ▁switched ▁places ▁with ▁Per pen na ▁and ▁launched ▁several ▁personally - led ▁ad ▁hom in em ▁attacks ▁on ▁Met ell us ▁intended ▁on ▁taking ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁fight . ▁Met ell us ▁stood ▁his ▁ground ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁fight ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁by ▁a ▁spe ar . ▁This ▁turned