A man who was the commander of the Syracusan forces at that time, who went by the name of Hiero had helped the Romans throughout this situation. ... It was at this time that the Mamertines called to Rome for help but the Romans were too slow and the Mamertines didn't think that they would arrive in time. So the Mamertines turned to Carthage to help. ... Carthage expected that this would be the case for the Romans, and encouraged by another faction in Messana, sent the help that the Mamertines required. ... They sent an embassy to Rome, requesting help to remove the Carthaginian garris...

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