Carthage inoratidzika kuva yakanga yaisa hondo inotyisa yavatasvi vamabhiza, zvikurukuru munyika yayo yokumusha yokuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kweAfrica; rutivi rukuru rwayo rwakanga rwakaumbwa neuto rehondo duku ravaNumidian, avo vairangarirwa kuva "vatasvi vamabhiza vakanakisisa muAfrica". Kumhanya kwavo uye kukurumidza kwavo kwakabatsira zvikuru pakukunda kwakawanda kwevaCarthage, kunyanya paHondo yeTrebia
, chiito chikuru chokutanga muHondo yechipiri yePunic. Mukurumbira uye kubudirira kwevarwi vaifamba nemabhiza vokuNumidia kwaiva kwakadaro zvokuti vaRoma vakashandisa uto ravo muhondo inokosha yeZama, uko vanonzi "vakachinja zvaiitika" kuti vaRoma vabatsirwe. Polybius anoratidza kuti mauto anotasva mabhiza ndiwo akaramba ari masimba ayo vagari veCarthage vaive vamiririrwa zvakanyanya zvichitevera kuchinjirwa kumauto ekunze mushure mezana ramakore rechitatu BC.