The term Liburnian covered a developing family of light, strong, and maintainable warships rather than one rigid design. Roman builders adapted the original fast Liburnian craft into different sizes for different roles. The way the name broadened resembles the later history of the frigate. Their speed and maneuverability, often associated with two oar banks, made them well suited to disabling the oars of Antony's heavier ships.
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Liburnians supply speed and maneuver
Fast Liburnian-derived galleys gave Octavian's fleet the agility to strike oars and support Agrippa's boarding system.