Consular authority

Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Rome’s Response.

Definition

The legal, supreme military power held by annually elected consuls, which created systemic pressure to achieve immediate battlefield results.

Exam Context

Consular authority appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for Hannibal and the Second Punic War, especially Rome’s Response and Rome’s Response.

Hannibal and the Second Punic War Rome’s Response Rome’s Response

Found in Revision Notes

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Early Roman Leadership and Military Failures

Rome’s Response • Rome’s Response

Revise note

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