liburnian
warship
Also known as: Liburnian galley, dromon
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design by Illyrians
- In Albania: The Illyrians
…type of warship called the liburnian.
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place in naval history
- In warship: Rome
…for a lighter type, the liburnian. Probably developed by the pirates themselves, this was originally a light, fast unireme to which the Romans added a second bank of oars. In the Battle of Actium, 31 bce, Octavian’s skilled fleet commander, Agrippa, used his liburnians to good effect. Although polyremes continued…
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