Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kukunda kwevaRoma mumvura, kwakadai seMylae neEcnomus, kwakanga kwavapa simba pamusoro pegungwa uye chivimbo chokurwisa zvakananga Carthage pachayo, iyo pakupedzisira yakaguma nokukundwa kwevaRoma paBagrades
uye kurasikirwa nengarava dzavo mudutu pedyo neCamarina muna 255 BC. VaRoma vakadzivisa kurwisana neuto reCarthage muSicily kusvikira muna 253 BC, apo vaCarthage vakakundwa muHondo yePanormus muna 250 BC. VaRoma vakabva varwisa nhare yeCarthage yeLilybaeum yaitongwa naHamilco. Mutungamiriri weCarthage aiva kuDrepana, Adherbal, akatuma ngarava kuti dzinopamba mhenderekedzo dzegungwa reSicily neItaly, ukuwo vatasvi vemabhiza vokuCarthage vaibva kuDrepana vakambomira basa rokupa vaRoma zvokudya. Mamiriro ezvinhu ezvokudya akapera simba, vanhu vakarwara nokudya nyama yaivora, uye zviyo zvomunyika chete zvakatumirwa naHiero II weSirakusi ndizvo zvakadzivisa njodzi yevaRoma.