 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakutanga vanakomana vatatu vaMasinissa vakagoverana umambo, vachigovana mutoro. Micipsa gare gare akaedza chinhu chimwe chetecho navazukuru vake vatatu, asi mugumisiro wakanga uri hondo yavagari vemo. Republic yeRoma yakakunda Numidia muHondo yeJugurthine. Saka Gauda akatsiva umambo hweNumidia hwakanga hwaderera. Akagovera umambo hwake pakati pevanakomana vake vaviri, achigadza madzinza maviri akasiyana emadzimambo eNumidia. Vakadzingwa kwenguva pfupi nomumwe Hiarbas, asi kupindira kweRoma kwakavadzorera. 