Damaskus pada abad ke-12 adalah ibukota negara Islam yang bersekutu dengan negara-negara Tentara Salib, dan bertentangan dengan negara Islam lain. Tetapi, salah satu rencana ambisius Perang Salib Kedua justru hendak menaklukkan Damaskus. Hasilnya, berbeda dengan ekspedisi terdahulu yang hampir selalu menang, Pasukan Salib justru kalah telak dalam pengepungan ini. Kekalahan itu amat mengejutkan …
Pasukan besar Tentara Salib dari tiga negara, Inggris, Jerman, dan Prancis, bertolak ke Timur guna menguasai kembali Yerusalem yang jatuh ke tangan Shalahuddin sesudah pertempuran Hattin. Richard I Sang Hati Singa", Raja Inggris, menjadi pemimpin tertingginya, dan sesudah menaklukkan kota Akre, dia memimpin balatentaranya berbaris menuju Yerusalem. Shalahuddin tidak tinggal diam, sang Sultan me…
Kalau saya memungut seseorang yang lapar dari jalan, saya beri dia sepiring nasi, sepotong roti. Tetapi seseorang yang hatinya tertutup, yang merasa tidak dibutuhkan, tidak dikasihi, dalam ketakutan, seseorang yang telah dibuang dari masyarakat - kemiskinan spiritual seperti itu jauh lebih sulit untuk diatasi." kata Bunda Teresa."
Did you know that at the age of seven Franz Schubert already knew as much about music as his teacher? Did you know that he was part of a string quartet with his father and two brothers? What about you? Have you ever sung or played music with other people? Can you write down or draw the sounds you hear in your head? Read about Schubert and listen to his music - you too could become a great music…
Did you know that Bach was born into a family of many musicians - composers, singers and instrumentalists? Did you know that at the age of twelve, Johann Sebastian could play the harpsichord, the organ, the violin and the viola? Have you ever imagined how many pieces of wood you need to make a violin? Read about Bach and listen to his music - you too could become a great musician!
Did you know that Henry Purcell was a court musician like his father and uncle before him? Did you know that he also wrote music for the theatre - a mixture of instrumental pieces, songs and dances? Have you ever tried making up dance steps? Can you tell the difference between the sound of the violin and the viola? Read about Purcell and listen to his music - you too could become a great musician!
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec adalah seorang anak kecil berbakat di bidang melukis. Walaupun dia cacat di kakinya, dia tidak gentar untuk melanjutkan melukisnya sehingga ia sekarang menjadi seorang pelukis terkenal di dunia dengan karya-karyanya.