Liburnia

bay in Croatia

A liburna was a type of small galley used for raiding and patrols. Originally utilized by the Liburnians, a pirate tribe from Dalmatia, it later became a staple of the Roman navy.

thumb|240px|Ethnolinguistic map of Italy in the Iron Age, before the Roman expansion and conquest of Italy thumb|250px|Liburnia in the age of the Roman conquest

Lubenice (, Italian: ), historically known as Ljubenice or Zubjenice, is an ancient fortified settlement on the Croatian island of Cres. It sits on a ridge above the Adriatic Sea and may have been inhabited as early as 4,000 years ago. Today, Lubenice is a small local centre with around forty buildings and only six permanent residents. Most of its structures are built from the same stone as the surrounding cliffs. Part of the settlement dates back to the Roman period. The town was once walled, although very little remains of the walls apart from two gates and some of the eastern portion. There

thumb|240px|Ethnolinguistic map of Italy in the Iron Age, before the Roman expansion and conquest of Italy

extinct language formerly spoken in Croatia