Greek historian Polybius commented: “The Romans saw... that the Carthaginians had brought not only Africa * but also large parts of Spain under their rule, and that they were the masters of all the islands in the Sardinian and Tyrrhenian Seas.
ان القرطاجيين لم يُخضِعوا افريقيا * فقط بل ايضا انحاء واسعة من اسپانيا ،‏ كما انهم حكموا كل الجزر في البحرَين السرديني والتيراني .‏