PR 007 Roman cornicen

As in contemporary armies, one of the fundamental concerns at the time of the legions, was the clear and precise transmission of orders on the battlefield. Of this they were in charge as has been common since then, the musicians and the standard bearers. Different cornet touches, in this case cornu, responded to different actions and situations, so that the troop, hearing them in the heat of combat, knew perfectly the order that they received with that sound.