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da ih bolje upoznamo. Kroz pomorsku baštinu, kroz prava žena (ginekokracija) – kažu ne bez razloga "Amazonke su legende, Liburne su povijest".Tu je i spomen najboljeg maslinova ulja iz rimskih vremena Oleum Liburnicum u Apicijevoj zbirci rimskih recepata. Naravno, ne zaboravimo bačve - prvi pisani spomen tih drvenih posuda za držanje vina dolazi s Krka. Za bitke između Cezarovih i Pompeja, od bačava je napravljena splav kojom su se kohorte prebacile na kopno. A Rijeka je dugo kroz povijest nosila prefiks Liburnijski grad. Kvarnerski festival mora prilika je za vraćanje i toga dijela pomorske povijesti grada i kraja. Jer ne vrijedi se dičiti tuđim, za povijest Grčke ideš u Atenu, Rimljana u Rim, a Liburna u Rijeku i naš liburnijski kraj.
were used from which a number of the modern names of today’s boats on the Adriatic, the Mediterranean and further afield orginate. The so called drakofori with its Dragon head at the bow and the stern were landing warships later known as Viking Drakkars. The Liburnae were battle ships, with two oars which were later copied by the Romans who built the galleon, Liburna. There is also the Galaia – a greater cargo and merchant ship, that is a prototype and namesake of later medieval galleys, followed by the Lembul, a small and quick fishing boat, which was the prototype and namesake of the Leut and Paros - small boats that were used for transport and local fishing, precursors and namesakes of today's boats. It is interesting that Liburnian vessels were constructed using the sewed construction method. Roman historians described Liburnian vessels using the following words: "And no carpenter’s pin can hold together the entire hull, but it is embroidered by linen and Weaver's Broom ropes". Unfortunately, apart from the historians, the Liburnian governing period is unknown to most people. This festival is one of great occasions to learn something more about them. Through their maritime heritage and women’s rights (gynocracy) – is said, not without reason, "Amazon women are legendary, Liburnians are history." Not forgetting the registration regarding the best olive oil from Roman times, the Oleum Liburnicum, used in Apicius’ collection of Roman recipes. Of course, we should not forget the barrels - the first written records about those wooden receptacles for keeping wine comes from Krk. Battles between Caesar’s and Pompey’s soldiers used these barrels to make rafts which helped the cohorts to transfer themselves to the mainland. For a long time during its history, Rijeka carried the prefix the Liburnian city. The Kvarner Sea festival is an opportunity to restore that part of the maritime history of both the town and the region. It is not worth being proud of something which is not yours. For the history of Greece you should go to Athens, to learn about the Romans you should go to Rome and to discover the Liburnians you have to go to Rijeka and our Liburnian area.