Did Roman Legions ever use drums??

[flavia]

Funny you should ask....I just looked down at my 'search' after doing the 'Roman ghost' post and found 'Ancestral Instruments......Roman Music'!
The Tympanum was a sort of drum.....there are samples on here too...(the property of David Marshall and must not be used without permission..... :lol: you will understand when you listen...) which includes
LEGIO HISPANA (music to depict lXth. Legion moving north across Hadrian's Wall to do battle. Legend has it that the legion was never seen again! The instruments heard are - Tuba, Tympana & Utriculus) (I like that track....!)
http://www.ancestral.co.uk/romanmusic.htm
Rather strange coincidence.... :roll:
You find Britannia on this page too....lol [url:3dsz57yz]http://www.ancestral.co.uk/romanmusic2003.htm[/url]
regards
Arthes

Hi thanks for responding. Never heard of this tape before how authentic dp you think it is. Flavia??