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 akayambuka Alps noushingi ndokupinda muItaly. Pamusana peunyanzvi hwaHannibal semukuru wemauto, akaramba achingorova vaRoma zvinotyisa achibva akurumidza kukunda vaRoma kaviri paHondo yechipiri yeRoma.
Hondo yeTrebia uye Hondo 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.