ardiaean

Etymology

From Ardiaei + -an.

ardiaean means Pertaining to the Ardiaei. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 99 out of 100.

adj

Pertaining to the Ardiaei.“The Ardiaean monarchy, whose warships had caused serious trouble in the Straits of Otranto, was punished and greatly reduced in power; Rome also gained as informal 'friends' several Greek cities on the Illyrian coast and a couple of tribes a bit farther inland, all of which had been threatened by the Ardiaei.”

noun

A member of the Ardiaei nation.“The Ardiaeans were seafarers – their coins ( and the modern 20 lek coin ) show a small, fast galley called a liburnis, which was a particular favourite of pirates – and in 229BC their attacks on Italian ships brought them to war with Rome, then emerging as the most powerful state in Italy.”