ardiaean
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3VERB + ARDIAEAN
control
ARDIAEAN + NOUN
monarchy, piracy, roman, warships
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from, from
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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.
This shows the main Roman concern in the region—to protect Italian merchants in the Stratis of Otranto from Ardiaean piracy.
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.
As a result, some of the Ardiaeans are killed by the Celts, while others throw themselves into a river, unable to control their stomachs. Thus, as a direct result of their lack of self-control, the Ardiaeans are destroyed by their enemies in a very shameful way.
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6The 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 th
WiktionaryThis shows the main Roman concern in the region—to protect Italian merchants in the Stratis of Otranto from Ardiaean piracy.
WiktionaryWith these ports under Roman control, the Ardiaean challenge to Roman mastery of the Adriatic would be ended.
WiktionaryThe 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 Itali
WiktionaryAs a result, some of the Ardiaeans are killed by the Celts, while others throw themselves into a river, unable to control their stomachs. Thus, as a direct result of their lack of self-control, the Ar
WiktionaryThe first named Illyrian "king" was Pleuratus II, an Ardiaean, who reigned from 260–250 BC.
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