 Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Spendius akafa mukupera kwa 238BC aimbova muranda weRoma akatungamirira uto revapanduki kurwisa Carthage, mune inozivikanwa seHondo yeVashandi. Akapukunyuka kana kuti akanunurwa muuranda muCampania uye akanyoreswa muuto reCarthage panguva yeHondo yePunic yekutanga pane imwe nguva pamberi pa241 BC. Zuva rokuberekwa kwaSpendius harizivikanwi, sezvakaita mashoko akawanda ezvakaitwa naSpendius asati ava mukurumbira somupanduki muna 241 BC. Pashure peHondo yePunic Yokutanga, Carthage yakaedza kubhadhara varwi vayo mari shoma pane yavaifanira kubhadhara isati yavabvisa. Spendius akatarisana norufu kupfurikidza nokutambudzwa kana akadzorerwa kuzviremera zveRoma uye akatora murangariro usingafadzi woukama hwaifadza zvikuru pakati peCarthage neRoma. Akabuda pachena somumwe wenhengo dzechiuto dzainyanyotaura pakuramba zvinoedza kuitwa neCarthage kuti vagadzirise gakava racho. Apo kusabvumirana kwakaputsika kuva kupandukira kwakakwana mukupera kwa 241 BC, akasarudzwa co-general neAfrican Mathos nevamwe vake vapanduki. Mathos akaparadzira mashoko okupandukira kunzvimbo huru dzokuAfrica dzaiva pasi pokutonga kweCarthage uye dzakamukira. Zvokudya, mari, uye vashandi 70 000 vakauya. Kwemakore mana, Spendius akatungamirira uto revapanduki kurwisana neCarthage muhondo inozivikanwa seHondo yeVapanduki, pasina kubudirira kwakakwana. 