 Mathos akatuma nhume kunzvimbo huru dzeAfrica dzaiva pasi pevatongi veCarthage nemashoko okuti uto rakanga raumbwa, raiva neruzivo, raipesana neCarthage zvino raivapo mumwoyo wenharaunda yaro uye maguta nemataundi akawanda akamuka mukupandukira. Zvokudya, mari uye zvitsigiso zvakauya; pakupedzisira, vamwe varume 70 000 maererano nomunyori wenhau wekare weRoma, Polybius, kunyange zvazvo vazhinji vangadai vakabatanidzwa mukudzivirira maguta avo okuberekerwa vachipesana nokutsiva kweCarthage. Anenge Africa yose yeCarthage yakabatana nevapanduki vacho. Gakava romubhadharo rakanga rava kupandukira kukuru, Hondo yeVashandi, ichityisidzira kuvapo kweCarthage senyika. 