::South Sulawesi::

Makassar as provincial capital of South Sulawesi (Celebes), has in its history played an important role as the gateway to the former kingdom of Gowa and now to the whole province because of its natural harbour and International Airport accessible by Silk-Air and Malaysia Airlines. The center of business and administration, the city has expanded outwards from its most important landmark, that of Benteng Makassar ( Now : Benteng Ujung Pandang ) which faces the sea front. The province of South Sulawesi comprises the narrow south-western peninsula of this orchid-shaped island which is mainly mountainous. The gateway to Sulawesi is the historic port of Makassar, Makassar is one of the few Indonesian cities to embrace the sea. The focus of the town is a long esplanade curling along the bay, with swaying palms, wide sidewalks and colorful shop houses Their second-storey terraces offering commanding view of the beach, bay and tropical sunsets. While the growing city has sprawled into the surrounding hills during recent decades, commercial and social activity remains centered within a few blocks of the waterfront.

Napoleon Boneparte

Emperor of the French, 1769 - 1821

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, the son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte. Through his military exploits and his ruthless efficiency, Napoleon rose from obscurity to become Napoleon I, Empereur des Francais (Emperor of the French). He is both a historical figure and a legend—and it is sometimes difficult to separate the two. The events of his life fired the imaginations of great writers, film makers, and playwrights whose works have done much to create the Napoleonic legend.

History of Babylon

Ancient empire of Mesopotamia. The name is sometimes given to the whole civilization of S Mesopotamia, including the states established by the city rulers of Lagash, Akkad (or Agade), Uruk, and Ur in the 3d millennium Historically it is limited to the first dynasty of Babylon established by Hamurabi (c.1750 ), and to the Neo-Babylonian period after the fall of the Assyrian Empire. Hammurabi, who had his capital at Babylon, issued the code of laws for the management of his large empire–for he was in control of most of the Tigris and Euphrates region even before he defeated the Elamites. Babylonian cunieform writing was derived from the Sumerians. The quasifeudal society was divided into classes–the wealthy landowners and merchants and the priests; the less wealthy merchants, peasants, and artisans; and the slaves.