velites

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

Definition

Lightly armed Roman infantry skirmishers tasked with harassing enemy forces and explicitly neutralising charging war elephants.

Exam Context

velites 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

Found in Revision Notes

Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Analysis of Hannibal's Defeat and the Impact on Rome and Carthage

Defeat of Carthage • Defeat of Carthage

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Hannibal and the Second Punic War

The Battle of Zama and the Numidian Cavalry

Defeat of Carthage • Defeat of Carthage

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Related Key Terms

Barcids Battle of Zama client state Dictator

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