It was on the eastern coast of Iberia down to the town of Cartago Nova, today's Cartagena in the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain.

Further south was the Roman province of Hispania Ulterior ("Further Spain" or "Further Iberia"), named as such because it was further away from Rome.

During this war Scipio Africanus defeated the Carthaginians at the Battle of Ilipa (near Seville) in 206 BC.

This led to the Romans taking over the Carthaginian possessions in southern Spain and on the east coast up to the River Ebro.

Several governors of Hispania Citerior commanded wars against the Celtiberians who lived to the west of this province.