What is "tarraco"

Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona ( Catalonia, Spain). It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula, founded during the Second Punic War by Scipio Calvus, and became capital of the Roman province of Hispania Citerior, and of Hispania Tarraconensis during the Roman Empire.

In 2000, the archaeological ensemble of Tarraco was declared a World heritage site by UNESCO.