1) Ancient tribe in Croatia 2) Illyrian tribe 
The Ardiaei or Ouardiaei (Ἀρδιαῖοι or Οὐαρδαῖοι; Vardiaei), were an Illyrian tribe, residing inland, that eventually settled on the Adriatic coast. Polybius (203 BC–120 BC) writes that they were subdued by the Romans at events that occurred at 229 BC. Appian (95–165) writes that they were destroyed by the Autariatae and th...