During the Second Punic War, Livy mentions Hybla as one of the towns that were induced to revolt to the Carthaginians in 211 BCE, but were quickly recovered by the Roman praetor M. Cornelius.
During the Second Punic War, Livy mentions Hybla as a city that was coerced into joining the Carthaginian cause in 211 BCE, but was subsequently reasserted by the Roman authority under M. Cornelius.