 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Vanyori vekare vakadai saPolybius naLivy, vanonyanya kutaura nezvokuvimba kwaiita Carthage nezvikwata zvevarwi. Zvisinei, shoko rokuti varwi vanobhadharwa rinotsausa kana richishandiswa pauto rose reCarthage. Kazhinji kazhinji sehurumende yakapfuma zvikurusa munharaunda yacho, Carthage aigona uye nguva dzose aishandisa nhamba huru yavarwi vanobhadharwa nomutengo mukuru mupfungwa chaiyoiyo yeshoko racho. Zvisinei, vazhinji vavo veAfrica neIberia vakanga vasiri varwi vechokwadi sezvo vanhu ava vaiwanzouya kubva kumatunhu kana nzvimbo dzaive pasi peCarthage kana kuti dzakabatana nayo, dzaisungirwa nechibvumirano kugovera uto reCarthage nemasoja aibva mumapoka avo. Somuenzaniso, vatasvi vemabhiza vokuCarthage vaiwanzotsigirwa nevakabatana navo vokuNumidia, vanhu vaizivikanwa nezvikwata zvavo zvevatasvi vemabhiza vakareruka. Pashure peHondo yePunic Yokutanga, Carthage yakanga yava kuda kubhuroka uye yakazviwana isingakwanisi kubhadhara zvavaifanira kuripira varwi vechokwadi vakanga vavashandira muhondo. Ikoku kwakatungamirira kuHondo yeVarwineuto reCarthage romunyika yacho nevamwe varo vakanga vasara, vakamanikidzwa kudzvinyirira kupandukira kwaiitwa nemasoja asina kubhadharwa. Pashure pacho, Carthage yakaramba ichizadza mapoka ayo nevakamanikidzwa vokune dzimwe nyika, asi haina kuzombotsamirazve pamauto evarwi vakabhadharwa nenzira imwe cheteyo zvakare. 