Ἰβύκινον
bugle
Translated by David Whitehead19 Apr 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A musical instrument, [named] from Ibycus.1
When the Celts engaged with the Romans "the throng of buglers and trumpeters was innumerable. With the whole army singing a paian at the same time there was an accumulation of noise such as to make the surrounding terrain echo and seem to project a startling sound."2
When the Celts engaged with the Romans "the throng of buglers and trumpeters was innumerable. With the whole army singing a paian at the same time there was an accumulation of noise such as to make the surrounding terrain echo and seem to project a startling sound."2