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In Rome, while the emperor was away, people would invoke Fortuna Redux (‘Home-Bringing Fortune’), a particular form of the goddess Fortuna who oversaw a return from a long or perilous journey. Fortuna Redux was first introduced in 19 BCE...

This map illustrates the rise and fall of the Mitanni Empire, an influential Indo-Iranian state that emerged in northern Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age. At its height around 1500 BCE, Mitanni controlled a vast territory stretching...

William Dampier's (1651-1715 CE) ship, HMBS Roebuck, landing in Shark's Bay, New Holland (Australia) in 1699 CE.

Illustration of Australian plants found in New Holland (Australia) by William Dampier (1651-1715) - from Dampier's book A Voyage to New Holland (1703).

Illustrations of fish off the coast of New Guinea in William Dampier's (1651-1715) book, A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland.

Map showing William Dampier's expedition along the west and northwest coast of New Holland (Australia) and the coasts of Timor, New Guinea and New Britain in 1699 aboard the HMS Roebuck.

"A complete map of the Southern Continent surveyed by Captain Abel Tasman (1603-1659 CE) and depicted by order of the East India Company in Holland in the Stadt House at Amsterdam, 1774 CE." The map shows the western mainland of Australia...

Tattooed Philippine prince Giolo (real name Jeoly) of Miangas, who became a slave in Mindanao, and was bought in 1690 CE by the English explorer and buccaneer-adventurer, William Dampier (1651-1715 CE).

Portrait of William Dampier (1651-1715 CE), English explorer, naturalist, and privateer. Painted c. 1697-1698 CE by Thomas Murray (1663-1734 CE).

A painting by Charles Landseer, The Eve of the Battle of Edgehill, the first major battle of the English Civil Wars (1642-51). The battle took place on 23 October 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentary forces. The result was indecisive...