hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd hɪspˈæniə ðɪ aɪbˈɪɹiən pənˈɪnsjʊlə, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ mˈɑːdɚn spˈeɪn ænd pˈoːɹtʃəɡəl æz hɪz pɹˈɑːvɪns, wˌɛɹ ɐ wˈɔːɹ wʌz bˌiːɪŋ fˈɔːt ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˌɛltɪbˈɪɹiənz.
He was awarded Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, including modern Spain and Portugal) as his province, where a war was being fought against the Celtiberians.