 Two of these merchants, Pomponius and Postumius, turned out to be criminals who cheated the Scipios of their money.In 214 BC, Rome suffered a financial crisis as a result of the strains of war, increasing the Scipios' funding troubles.Despite the lack of any reinforcement or renewed funding, the Scipios went over to the offensive in 212 BC, re-capturing Saguntum, which had been lost to Hannibal in 219 BC.