 Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Hapana mubvunzo kuti Tauromenium yakaramba ichiumba rutivi rwoumambo hweSirakuse kusvikira parufu rwaHieron, uye kuti yakangopfuura bedzi pasi pehurumende yeRoma apo chitsuwa chose cheSicily chakaderedzwa kuva dunhu reRoma; asi hatina nhau ipi neipi yechikamu icho chakaita mukati meHondo yechipiri yePunic, kunyange zvazvo kwaizoratidzika, kubva muchiratidzo muAppian, kuti yakazviisa kuna Marcellus mumamiriro ezvinhu akanaka; uye kunobvira kuti kwakanga kuri panguva iyoyo iyo yakawana nzvimbo inofarirwa zvikuru iyo yakafarikanya pasi pokutonga kweRoma. Nokuti tinodzidza kubva kuna Cicero kuti Tauromenium rakanga riri rimwe ramaguta matatu muSicily iro rakafarikanya maropafadzo ecivitas foederata kana kuti guta rakabatana, nokudaro richichengeta rusununguko rwokunyepedzera, uye rakanga risingatongotarisirwi, kufanana neMessina, kusungwa kwebasa rokugovera ngarava dzehondo apo dzinoshevedzwa. Zvisinei, guta racho rakatambura njodzi dzakakomba mukati meHondo yeVashandi muSicily134132 BC, yakawira mumaoko evaranda vakapandukira, avo, pamusana pesimba guru renzvimbo yayo, vakaita kuti ive imwe yemapoinzi avo makuru, uye vakakwanisa kwenguva yakareba kupikisa zvombo zve consul Publius Rupilius. Vakatsungirira kusvikira vaitwa kuti vatye zvikuru nenzara, apo nhare yacho pakupedzisira yakatengeswa mumaoko omukuru mukuru nomumwe wavatungamiriri vavo ainzi Sarapion, uye vapukunyuki vose vakaurayiwa nomunondo. 