Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nzira iyi inotora zita rayo kubva kuna Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, mutongi weRepublic yeRoma akapiwa basa rokukunda mukuru mukuru weCarthage Hannibal kumaodzanyemba kweItaly munguva yeHondo yechipiri yePunic (218<unk>201 BC). Pakutanga kwehondo, Hannibal akashinga
akayambuka Alps ndokupinda muItaly. Pamusana pehunyanzvi hwaHannibal semukuru wemauto, akaramba achingorova vaRoma zvinotyisa - achikurumidza kukunda vaRoma paHondo yeTrebia neHondo yeLake Trasimene. Pashure pengwavaira idzi, vaRoma vakagadza Fabius Maximus somudzvinyiriri. Fabius Maximus akabva atanga hondo yokurwisana, yairwiwa nokurwisana nguva dzose, ichideredza mano evaCarthage okuwana zvokudya.