Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Munguvayo, Hannibal akaunganidza uto reCarthage muNew Carthage (Carthage yemazuva ano) ndokuritungamirira kuchamhembe nomumhenderekedzo yeIberian muna May kana kuti June. Yakapinda muGaul ndokutora nzira yomunyika, kuti idzivise shamwari dzeRoma dzakanga dziri kumaodzanyemba. Muhondo yeRhone Crossing, Hannibal akakunda maAllobroges emuno ayo akatsvaka kuvhara nzira yake. Ngarava dzeRoma dzaitakura uto raienda kuIberia dzakasvika kuMassalia (Marseille yemazuva ano) yaiva mubatanidzwa weRoma pamuromo peRhone, asi Hannibal akapukunyuka vaRoma uye vakaramba vachienda kuIberia. VaCarthage vakasvika mujinga meAlps mukupera kwematsutso uye
akayambuka, achikunda zvinetso zvemamiriro okunze, nzvimbo uye nzira dzokupandukira dzemadzinza omunzvimbomo. Hannibal akasvika navanhu vanofamba netsoka 20 000, vatasvi vemabhiza 6 000, nenhamba isingazivikanwi yenzou - vapukunyuki ve37 vaakanga abva navo muIberia munharaunda yava kunzi Piedmont, kuchamhembe kweItaly. VaRoma vakanga vachiri mumisha yavo yokugara munguva yechando. Kupinda kwake kusingatarisirwi muItaly kwakatungamirira kukumiswa kwehondo yeRoma yakarongwa nokuda kwegore racho: kupindirwa kweAfrica.