- In
medieval and
ancient philosophy the
Wheel of Fortune, or Rota
Fortunae, is a
symbol of the
capricious nature of Fate. The
wheel belongs to the goddess...
- The
Wheel of
Fortune or Rota
Fortunae has been a
concept and
metaphor since ancient times referring to the
capricious nature of Fate.
Wheel of Fortune...
- 833333; 13.016667 The
Battle of Fano, also
known as the
Battle of
Fanum Fortunae, was
fought in 271
between the
Roman Empire and the Juthungi. The Romans...
- De
remediis utriusque fortunae ("Remedies for Fortunes") is a
collection of 254
Latin dialogues written by the
humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374)...
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Fortunae, or
Wheel of Fortune,
which the
goddess Fortuna spins at random,
causing some
people to
suffer while others find wealth. The Rota
Fortunae appears...
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after Ancona and Pesaro. An
ancient town of Marche, it was
known as
Fanum Fortunae after a
temple of
Fortuna located there. Its
first mention in
history dates...
- Saad al
Saaoud or
Lucida Fortunæ Fortunarum (the
brightest of luck of lucks) and ξ Aqr as
Thanih Saad al
Saaoud or
Secunda Fortunæ Fortunarum (the second...
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mainly appears today in
horary practice. Lilly's Part of
Fortune (or Pars
Fortunae) is
calculated as
Ascendant + Moon - Sun. That is, the
degrees of distance...
- to
control his
destiny and what
surrounds him: Homo
faber suae
quisque fortunae ("Every man is the
artifex of his destiny"). In
older anthropological discussions...
- tarot's
inception in the 15th
century after the
medieval concept of Rota
Fortunae, the
wheel of the
goddess Fortuna.
Images generally show a six- or eight-spoked...
