Magister Equitum

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

Definition

Meaning 'Master of the Horse'; the traditional second-in-command to a Roman Dictator.

Exam Context

Magister Equitum 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

Study Pathways

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Rome’s Response

Foundations of Rome

Origins of the Republic

Found in Revision Notes

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Fabius Maximus and the Fabian Strategy

Rome’s Response • Rome’s Response

Revise note

Foundations of Rome

Internal Tensions and External Military Challenges

Origins of the Republic • Origins of the Republic

Revise note

Related Key Terms

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