In 217 BC reinforcements arrived from Italy under the command of Publius Scipio, and he and his brother Gnaeus Cornelius are attributed with the fortification of Tarraco and the establishment of a military port, and as Pliny the Elder said: Tarraco Scipionum opus, Tarraco was work by the Scipios as Carthage was by the Carthaginians.
No 217 aC chegaron reforzos de Italia baixo o mando de Publio Escipión, e el e o seu irmán Cneo Cornelio atribúense a fortificación de Tarraco e o establecemento dun porto militar, e como Plinio o Vello dixo: Tarraco Scipionum Opus, Tarraco foi obra dos Escipións como Cartago foi dos cartaxineses.