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Masinissa

GCSEOCRJ198

Masinissa

Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Defeat of Carthage.

Definition

The leader of the Massylii who defected to Rome and provided Scipio with crucial cavalry support at Zama.

Exam Context

Masinissa appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for Hannibal and the Second Punic War, especially Defeat of Carthage and Defeat of Carthage.

Hannibal and the Second Punic War Defeat of Carthage Defeat of Carthage

Study Pathways

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Defeat of Carthage

Defeat of Carthage

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Rome’s Response

Rome’s Response

Found in Revision Notes

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

The Battle of Zama and the Numidian Cavalry

Defeat of Carthage • Defeat of Carthage

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Hannibal’s Withdrawal from Italy and Hasdrubal’s Death

Defeat of Carthage • Defeat of Carthage

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Scipio Africanus and the Counter-Offensive

Rome’s Response • Rome’s Response

Related Key Terms

Battle of Ilipa Battle of the Great Plains Battle of Zama Bruttium Carthaginian Senate Carthago Nova Cavalry integration Fabian strategy

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