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Launched by husband and wife design team Max and Parisa Fowles-Pazdro in 2012, MAXFOWLES is a sophisticated ready-to-wear line combining European elegance with a sharp New York influence. Creating a wardrobe for an international city girl, their devotion to luxury fabrics and impeccable tailoring is reflected in the timelessness of each piece. The debut collection reflects a unique freshness, while putting an emphasis on fine fabrics, from beautiful cashmeres and silks to the brands signature diamond stitch leathers. It results in an effortlessly sensual look, anchored with the core values of craftsmanship, perfect detailing and understated luxury.

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China Ignores Risks as Oil Imports Rise

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Derricks pump crude oil at the Shengli oilfield in Dongying, eastern China's Shandong province, Oct. 27, 2015.
Derricks pump crude oil at the Shengli oilfield in Dongying, eastern China's Shandong province, Oct. 27, 2015.

In a sign of China's growing dependence on foreign oil, the government has projected a double-digit jump in imports with a drop in domestic production for the next several years.

Implications of the five-year energy forecast issued last month by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) are likely to be far-reaching.

Edward Chow, senior fellow for energy security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said that "the Chinese and American relative positions on import dependency have flipped" since the U.S. development of shale oil and the drop in China's high-cost production.

"The Chinese position is actually much worse than the American position ever was," Chow said.

U.S. oil and gas gains recently made headlines with a report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) that the United States could become a net energy exporter by 2026.

"The U.S. could be completely ... energy independent," said EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski, while presenting the findings of the agency's annual outlook report on Jan. 5.

But China is moving in the opposite direction with its rising reliance on imported oil.

The government's energy plan sets the target for China's oil production in 2020 at 200 million metric tons (4 million barrels per day), down 6.8 percent from 2015 and nearly even with last year.

Net imports would rise 17 percent over the five-year period to 390 million tons (7.8 million barrels per day), while demand would grow by 8 percent to 11.8 million barrels per day (mbpd), the agencies said.

The result is that import dependence would increase to over 66 percent from 64.5 percent last year, meaning that China will buy two barrels of oil abroad for every barrel it produces at home.

Looked at another way, China's increase in oil consumption over the five-year span will have to come entirely from imports.

‘Not realistic at all’

China's reliance on oil imports in 2020 could be even greater than the government's plan suggests.

In its annual World Energy Outlook, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) projected that China's oil demand in 2020 will reach 12.6 mbpd with domestic production of 3.9 mbpd, implying import dependence of 69 percent.

Wood Mackenzie, an international energy consultancy, has estimated that China's oil output will fall even further by 2020 to 3.5 mbpd, The Wall Street Journal said.

In a separate report, the Journal also cited skepticism among analysts about the government's estimate of a 17-percent increase in foreign oil, noting that net imports climbed 41 percent during the previous five-year period from 2010 to 2015.

"It's not realistic at all," said Yen Ling Song, an analyst at S&P Global Platts, according to the paper. Song said she expects the government's import forecast to be revised up.

Instead of increasing domestic production to meet the challenge, China has been cutting back due to price pressures on its national oil companies (NOCs), which have relied for years on high-cost fields.

China's NOCs have reported steep drops at the country's two oldest and largest production centers last year, while no major new resources have been found.

Output fell 4.8 percent at the Daqing oilfield in northern China's Heilongjiang province, while production slumped 11.8 percent at the Shengli field in eastern Shandong province, based on data reported by the official English-language China Daily.

Total crude production dipped 6.9 percent in 2016 from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, as imports rose 13.6 percent, according to customs figures.

The NOCs have suffered from China's slower-growing economy and have faced pressure from the government to avoid mass layoffs from steeper production cuts.

But the government's concern over China's capital outflow is only likely to grow if the country keeps paying for more oil from overseas.

At the government's urging, the NOCs have invested heavily in foreign ventures to gain access to "equity" oil and gas under China's "going out" strategy over the past two decades.

The state-owned companies spent U.S. $123.5 billion (850 billion yuan) on overseas mergers and acquisitions between 2005 and 2013 alone, according to a report by Beijing-based SIA Energy.

But China's foreign assets, often purchased at a premium, have also come under pressure from lower energy prices, while the preponderance of oil imports has continued to climb.

A local resident buys noodle soup from a cart next to an oil derrick in Daqing, China's northern Heilongjiang province, May 2, 2016. Credit: AFP
‘Pressing need to secure oil’

The risks to China's energy security and economy seem likely to rise if the trends continue.

In a recent paper for the Seattle-based National Bureau of Asian Research, Meghan O'Sullivan, a professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School, suggested that ample world energy supplies have reduced China's worries.

"The shift from perceived global energy scarcity to actual energy abundance has not eliminated China's pressing need to secure oil and natural gas. But it has eased concerns that finite resources would become the source of conflict and ... increased the government's confidence in the market as a means of delivering oil and gas resources," the paper said.

But growing import reliance has raised concerns that China has become increasingly exposed to risks from oil suppliers in volatile regions including the Middle East and Africa.

China's dependence could add to its motivations for projecting military power abroad, although few expect China's buildup to have a significant effect on its energy security anytime soon.

"Obviously, America's power projection capabilities were and are much stronger than China's, even in the future," said Chow in an email message.

"Chinese oil imports are from much more politically unstable and vulnerable countries farther away," he said.

China's own vulnerability makes it all the more remarkable that the government has kept silent about the energy security risks for the country of continually increasing oil imports.

Commentaries on the concern appeared in the official press periodically in the years before 2008, when China's import dependence first reached 50 percent.

But similar expressions of concern have been notably lacking as the dependence ratio approaches 70 percent, raising the question of whether the government is ignoring the issue.

Chow said it seems more likely that the government is concerned but has decided not to call attention to the problem because it does not have a solution.

"So, they are not saying anything publicly, but are worried. So, what should they do?" he said.

Alternative is no solution

One alternative that China has tried—although it is unlikely to be a solution—is to increase its volume and share of oil imports from Russia by overland pipeline to Daqing and the nearby Kozmino port in the Russian Far East.

In 2016, Russian oil deliveries rose 23.7 percent to an average of 1.05 mbpd, taking the lead among China's suppliers from Saudi Arabia for the first time. Saudi exports to China edged up only 0.9 percent to 1.03 mbpd, according to customs data.

China's crude imports from Russia have climbed 165 percent by volume in three years, despite Beijing's longstanding security concerns with relying on energy supplies from its powerful neighbor to the north.

Moscow has eagerly pursued links with China for the past decade as part of its Asia strategy to offset pressures from its main energy markets in Europe.

Russia's crude deliveries to China last year accounted for 22 percent of its oil exports outside the CIS, based on official dispatch data reported by Interfax.

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16 October 2000, Volume 1, Number 33
Athletes from the three Baltic countries won a total of 11 medals at the Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. Lithuanians won two gold medals (for women's trapshooting and men's discus), and three bronze medals (for women's cycling individual road race, women's double sculls rowing, and men's basketball). Latvians won a gold in men's gymnastics floor exercise, a silver in the men's 50 km walk, and a bronze in men's lightweight judo. And Estonians won a gold medal in the decathlon, and two bronze medals in mid-lightweight judo and heavyweight men's judo.

Konstantin Voronov, a Russian foreign economics expert, told "Nezavisimaya gazeta" on 6 October that Moscow has failed to block consideration of the Baltic countries for membership in NATO but that its plans to construct new ports in the Gulf of Finland could seriously undermine the economies of the three Baltic states. He said that past Russian failures to build such ports should not lull the Baltic governments into concluding that Russia will not eventually construct them.

Poland on 27 September concluded a new military cooperation agreement with all three Baltic countries for 2001, BNS reported. Next year, Poland and Lithuania plan to have 66 joint events, up from 22 this year. Meanwhile, Poland plans to increase its number of joint projects with Latvia to 40 and with Estonia to 17. At a news conference announcing this accord, Polish Defense Minister Klich said that his country continues to support Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian applications for NATO membership.

In an interview published in "Postimees" on 3 October, President Lennart Meri said that he hoped Estonian politicians would focus more on the development of Estonia's national defense so that it can be admitted to NATO in 2002 or 2003. He repeated his concern that Estonia's industrialists have failed to come up with an "Estonian Nokia," a reference to the kind of industry that would allow Estonia to become internationally competitive. And he said that he believes that the next Estonian president must have a political background even if he or she is not now an active politician.

In an interview published in the German weekly "Der Spiegel" on 2 October, Prime Minister Mart Laar said that Estonia's efforts to meet EU requirements were helping to speed reforms that his country needed in any case. Laar's comments came as Estonian Finance Minister Siim Kallas on 25 September warned in Prague that delaying EU expansion out of geopolitical calculations could have a negative impact on the region. Meanwhile, on 29 September, the new European Commission representative in Tallinn, John Kjaer, expressed his concern about what he said was low popular support in Estonia for EU membership, BNS reported. But four days earlier, the Emor market research company found that half of all Estonians support joining the EU, up from 46 percent only two months earlier.

Prime Minister Mart Laar said on 28 September that the government had drafted its 2001 budget with an eye to allowing Estonians to keep a larger share of their incomes, BNS reported. The draft budget now being considered by the parliament calls for increased spending on defense, education, social programs, and road construction, but stays in balance. The government does not intend to freeze pensions, but it will index the pensions to the rate of inflation. On 5 October, the Finance Ministry said that it hopes to postpone unemployment insurance requirements until 2002, "Aripaev" reported. Many Estonians, however, remain dissatisfied with their economic situation. A recent poll reported by ETA on 6 October found that one-third of Estonian families believe that their economic situation has deteriorated over the past year. Meanwhile, ETA reported another reason for dissatisfaction: one-third of all Estonian rural families do not have running water, and half of those living in rural areas do not have indoor plumbing.

On 27 September, the Estonian parliament passed amendments making the possession of pirated materials against the law, ETA reported. The same day, "Eesti Paevaleht" reported that as of 1 October customs officials will begin confiscating from tourists pirated copies of audio and video recordings they may have purchased in Estonia. Customs officials will also have the power to fine those possessing such goods.

Doctors told "Postimees" on 25 September that the Estonian government lacks the resources and organization to cope with the rising number of HIV cases in the country. Especially hard hit has been the northeastern and predominantly ethnic Russian city of Narva where 98 new HIV cases were identified in the last two months alone, BNS reported on 6 October. The Social Ministry has allocated an extra 670,000 kroons ($50,000) for treatment this year, but medical officials say that is far from enough.

More than one-third of Estonians aged 15 to 74 -- 35 percent in all -- used the Internet and e-mail during September, ETA reported, up from 28 percent in the second quarter. According to the Emot market research firm, 43 percent of Estonians now use a computer at work and 19 percent have one at home. Meanwhile, Aripaev reported on 28 September that the Estonian government will invest some 260 million kroons ($20 million) in developing information technology.
* Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen on 3 October praised Estonian's progress toward membership in the European Union, BNS reported. He dismissed reports that Helsinki was concerned about an influx of Estonian workers if Estonia is included in the European Union. And he discussed with Estonian President Lennart Meri the possibility of creating a Baltic Sea energy circuit.
* Brigitte Schulte, the German Defense Ministry's state secretary, apologized to Estonia for Germany's role in allowing the Soviet Union to occupy Estonia, ETA reported on 27 September. Speaking in Hanover, she said: "I apologize for all that Estonia has suffered in its history as a result of the secret German-Russian pact" -- a reference to the secret protocols of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact which divided Eastern Europe into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence.
* The Bank of Estonia predicted that Estonia's economic growth for 2000 will reach 5.5 percent or higher, ETA reported on 4 October. The growth rate of the global economy is expected to be only 3.9 percent for this year. Estonia's strong growth is being fueled by foreign demand for Estonian goods and services.
* Estonia trails only the Czech Republic in the per capita rate of foreign direct investment for 1999, according to UN data, ETA reported on 4 October. Last year, there was $217 of foreign direct investment per capita in Estonia.
* Estonia's foreign debt rose to 48.3 billion kroons ($2.9 billion) or almost 60 percent of GDP as of the end of the second quarter, ETA reported on 25 September. Meanwhile, the daily "Paevaleht" reported on 26 September that the Estonian state budget deficit stands at one billion kroons ($55 million), just as predicted.
* Several local governments have appealed to the central government for financial assistance since their income tax revenues do not cover increasing expenses for municipal services such as schools, libraries, and nursing homes, the daily "Postimees" reported on 4 October. The Finance Ministry estimates that 30 percent of local governments may need help to cover a 60 million kroons ($4 million) shortfall in their budgets.
* Parliamentarians are the group in Estonia most open to corruption, according to a World Bank study reported by ETA on 2 October. The World Bank said that Estonia's corruption levels are relatively low compared to others in the region but that Tallinn must do more to cut corruption to international standards. Meanwhile, on 3 October, Estonia's central criminal police launched its first investigation into money-laundering, BNS reported.
* The Estonian government on 26 September approved the Defense Ministry's annual national program for meeting NATO membership requirements, BNS reported. Defense Minister Juri Luik said the government planned to fulfill a commitment to raise defense expenditures to 2 percent of GDP by 2002, and will complete its defense strategy document by next year.
* American and Estonian officials on 6 October signed a plan of U.S. military aid to Estonia for the next year, BNS reported. The plan calls for 50 joint events to be held, mainly three-to-five day seminars and trips. The U.S. military mission, which began its work in 1994, will also advise on long-term planning processes and complete the defense forces medical doctrine.
* Prime Minister Mart Laar blamed the opposition parties in the parliament for the country's failure to adopt necessary legislation to qualify for the European Union's SAPARD program, which provides funding for the agricultural sector, ETA reported on 26 September. While the ruling coalition has a majority in the parliament, the agriculture committee, controlled by the opposition, has used its procedural rights to withdraw the bill from plenary debate and a final vote.
* The Justice Ministry plans to merge the Rummu and Murru prisons to create a more modern facility with some 2,000 inmates, "Postimees" reported on 6 October.
* Russia's Culture Ministry opposes returning property to Estonia's Tartu University that was evacuated to Russia during World War I, "Segodnya" reported on 27 September. Ministry officials said that the items had now been merged with other collections and thus could not be returned.
* The Finnish-Estonian Copterline flights between Helsinki and Tallinn will end on 4 October because the company has failed to pay its debts for navigation services, BNS reported.
* The captain of the Greek tanker "Alambra" on 2 October said that 250 tons of oil from his ship had polluted Estonia's Muuga port in mid-September, BNS reported. Earlier, on 27 September, a Tallinn court ordered the seizure of the tanker. But the tanker's owners continue to deny responsibility and Estonian officials said that it remained uncertain who would pay for the damages the oil leak had caused. Environment Minister Heiki Kranich said he will recommend stricter requirements in Estonia's ports, after the Nature Protection Society charged the Tallinn Port with negligence in allowing substandard ships into the harbor, ETA reported on 29 September.
* The Coalition Party announced on 29 September that it was suspending its membership in the ruling coalition on the Tallinn city council after several of its members were charged with corruption, ETA reported.

Speaking on Latvian state radio on 25 September, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga said that privatization processes in that country have been politicized "in an unhealthy manner." Many Latvians appear to agree. According to an SKDS poll taken in August but reported by LETA on 6 October, some 71.8 percent of the residents of Latvia view the privatization process up to now as a failure. The same poll also found that 56.7 percent of Latvian residents do not trust the country's commercial banks.

The Latvian president also expressed her concern about the level of corruption in Latvia, LETA reported. She said that recent international studies had found that corruption in Latvia remained high and she said that all Latvians must fight against this evil. Meanwhile, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Berzins said on 28 September that foreign investors should report to the government any instances of corruption or demands for bribes that they encounter, BNS reported.

Because Latvia and Russia have been unable to agree on a special visa regime for those living in border regions, Latvian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Maris Riekstins told BNS on 28 September that Riga will impose visa requirements on them as of 10 October. The absence of an agreement for a special regime will affect some 1,200 people in Latvia and some 500 in Russia, officials said.

President Vaira Vike-Freiberga said on 2 October that there should be no delay in approving the sea border treaty with Lithuania. Such an agreement is "necessary," she said. But the country's fishermen, who estimate that their incomes would drop some two million lats ($3.2 million) a year, oppose it and are threatening to blockade ports, something Latvia's top officials have warned against, BNS and LETA have reported. Prime Minister Andris Berzins told Latvian State Radio on 5 October that a compromise with the fisherman should be reached before the parliament ratifies the treaty.

Latvia now ranks third among Eastern European countries after Russia and Belarus in the number of registered HIV and AIDS cases, LETA reported on 2 October. Meanwhile, officials reported that 89 children have been stricken with tuberculosis so far this year and Latvia is now plagued by tick-borne encephalitis cases, the news agency reported the same day. But the Save the Children organization said that there is no diptheria vaccine available for children in Latvia who are at risk.

For Fatherland and Freedom said on 25 September it will not support an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against Economics Minister Aigars Kalvitis, LETA reported. It thus aligned itself with its coalition partners the People's Party of Kalvitis and Latvia's Way of Prime Minister Andris Berzins. The People's Party and For Fatherland and Freedom have been embroiled in a political row as the latter voted twice with the opposition on controversial decisions causing the government to lose both votes.

The Office of the Latvian Prosecutor-General officially filed charges against Konrads Kalejs for war crimes for his role as a camp guard during the Nazi occupation of Latvia, but a local judge refused to issue an arrest warrant on the grounds that there was no evidence that Kalejs was evading prosecution, BNS reported on 28 September. Prosecutors announced that they will appeal that decision. Human rights activists and Western governments praised the prosecutor's move but expressed concern about the judge's decision. Meanwhile, former Latvian Foreign Minister Janis Jurkans objected to the trial saying that "I do not want to live in the ashes of World War II."
* Riita Uosukainen, the speaker of the Finnish parliament, said in Riga on 28 September that EU candidate countries must solve all issues -- including border disputes and the status of minorities -- before being admitted, BNS reported. But Fatherland and Freedom leader Maris Grinblats said on 30 September that it was time to stop thinking only about the rights of ethnic minorities and start reminding them of their obligations before Latvia, the Baltic agency reported.
* Speaking to a Riga conference on the Architecture of Security in Northern Europe, Defense Minister Girts Valdis Kristovskis said that in the future, Latvia and Russia might be able to cooperate if Moscow forgets its "old ambitions and historic nostalgia" and becomes truly democratic, LETA reported on 25 September. But until that happens, he said, Latvia has no alternative to joining NATO and the European Union.
* Latvian Defense Minister Girts Valdis Kristovskis presented to NATO representatives Latvia's membership action plan for 2001, BNS reported on 25 September.
* Michigan National Guard adjutant general, Major-General Gordon Stamp, visited Latvia 27-28 September to discuss ongoing cooperation between his units and the Latvian defense forces.
* Latvia's GDP grew 5.1 percent year on year in the first half of 2000, the Central Statistics Department reported on 27 September. The department also revised upwards GDP growth in the first quarter from 5.3 to 5.5 percent.
* Latvia's deficit in its current account balance of payments rose to 7.4 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2000 from 3.5 percent of GDP in the first quarter, LETA reported on 29 September.
* The government submitted its draft bill for the 2001 national budget to the parliament for consideration on 29 September, LETA reported. The fiscal deficit has been set at 1.88 percent of GDP and projects a total spending level of 1.5 billion lats ($2.5 billion). The biggest proposed increase is in municipal budgets, as well as NATO and EU integration needs. The final vote on the budget is not expected until 30 November.
* The Competition Council opened two cases on possible violations of the Law on Competition by the state-owned joint-stock railway "Latvijas dzelzcels" (LDz), LETA reported on 28 September. The cases were opened because "Latvija Statoil Ltd" and "Neste Latvija Ltd" charged that the state railway was hampering their exports of oil products from Latvian ports.
* Russian Party member Sergei Mirski said on 28 September that his group will continue to cooperate with the For Human Rights in an Integrated Latvia caucus in the parliament but will contest the next elections on its own, BNS reported. The withdrawal of the Russian Party from that electoral group could cause it to lose seats in the next parliament. Mirski said that his group would continue to cooperate with the FHRIUL group because dialogue between Russians and Latvians should not be lost. And he came out against calls for civil disobedience over the new language law.
* Three FHRIUL parliamentarians plan to monitor the Belarusian elections, BNS reported on 6 October.
* Justice Minister Ingrida Labucka signed a decree acknowledging that accused war criminal Vasili Kononov has voluntarily relinquished his Latvian citizenship, LETA reported on 2 October. He took this step after being granted Russian Federation citizenship.
* Latvia's security police have opened an investigation of leaders of Latvia's National Bolsheviks for hooliganism and forgery, BNS reported on 4 October. One of them, Vladimir Moskovtsev, was detained on 3 October but released after questioning. Earlier, Markovtsev and some 15 of his so-called Limonovites protested in front of the country's parliament to demand the release of a Russian musician, LETA reported on 28 September.

In parliamentary elections on 8 October, Lithuanians shifted the political balance in that country back towards the left. The Social Democratic coalition led by ex-President Algirdas Brazauskas came in first, gaining 31 percent of the vote, but it failed to attract partners for a new government. The center-left New Union/Social Liberals led by Arturas Paulauskas, a former prosecutor-general, came in second with 19.39 percent, followed by its coalition partner Liberal Union at 17.04 percent. The current ruling party, the Conservatives, were routed -- receiving only 8.54 percent. Only these four groups of the 15 which ran slates of candidates cleared the minimum threshold for distribution of the 70 seats by proportional representation. Along with seats won in the 71 single-mandate districts, the Social Democratic bloc will hold 51 seats, the New Union/Social Liberals 29 seats, the Liberal Union will hold 34 seats, and the Conservatives will have nine. The balance of the 141 seats were won by individual candidates from the Peasants' Party, the Center Union, three different Christian Democratic parties, the radical Freedom Union, and other small extremist parties. Several seats remain undecided, with the candidates separated by a one-vote margin. The Liberal Union and the New Union/Social Liberal Party are cobbling together a coalition and formulating a government in consultation with President Valdas Adamkus. Brazauskas' Social Democratic bloc will form the major parliamentary opposition.

Vilnius hosted a major international conference on Jewish cultural properties plundered during World War II on 3-5 October, with representatives from over 35 countries and various organizations in attendance. The three-day conference focused on developing a mechanism for the restitution of property, such as patents, religious objects, and an estimated 600,000 works of art stolen from Jews during the Holocaust, Reuters reported. During the conference, U.S. and Russian negotiators reached a breakthrough deal that will open access to Russia's archives for the restoration of plundered Jewish properties. U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Stuart Eizenstat, head of the U.S. delegation, called it a " major, major step forward," adding that "it may be the biggest step forward since the end of World War II." He also said that the opening would show "the dimensions of the art stolen by Hitler's orders throughout Europe." Participants on 4 October also attended a memorial event for Holocaust victims held at the site of the former Nazi concentration camp in Paneriai, Lithuania.

The Vilnius conference concluded on 5 October with a declaration calling for all states "to expedite" and "take all measures to return" such assets. The resolution also called on organizations and museums throughout the world to take part in the effort by providing information on such plundered objects. President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Lord Russell Johnston, said that success of the conference's aims "depended on individual efforts of each country," ELTA reported. U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, a Holocaust survivor, praised the conference's work and also expressed hope that the restoration of the historic Vilnius Jewish quarter would create a "living museum" for the community, BNS added. In keeping with the spirit of the conference, the outgoing Lithuanian parliament passed a law which returns a collection of 370 Torahs currently in safe keeping in the national library, ELTA reported on 3 October.

Aleksandras Lileikis, who was being tried in a Lithuanian court on charges of war crimes, died 27 September of a suspected heart attack, ELTA reported. His trial had been suspended on 3 July due to his poor health, but a court session on 23 June set a precedent for testimony delivered via closed-circuit video-conferencing equipment. He was 93. Another man charged with war crimes whose trial also has been suspended due to poor health, Kazys Gimzauskas, also 93, remains in the hospital.

Both prosecuting and defense attorneys voiced regret over Lileikis' death. Algirdas Matuiza, the lawyer for Lileikis, said that it "was a shame both for prosecutors and those medical experts who, under pressure from Nazi hunters, kept doubting whether the defendant was feigning his diseases," ELTA reported. The Prosecutor-General's Office issued a statement saying that its office, as well as the parliament and government, "did their best to bring Lileikis to court," adding that "this work in pursuit of historical justice will be carried on." But Simonas Alperavicius, chairman of the Lithuanian Jewish Community, accused law enforcement officials of dragging out both the investigation and the court case. "Of course, nobody wanted him in prison but the [court] process should have taken place," Alperavicius told BNS. Parliament deputy Emanuelis Zingeris lamented, "Unfortunately, Lithuania's legal system has so far failed to determine the truth in a single war-crimes case," adding that "knowing the truth would make it easier for everyone." The head of the Jerusalem office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Efraim Zuroff, called it a "shame on Lithuania" that Lileikis died "as a free man."

Meeting its legal deadline, a Lithuanian government committee announced on 6 October that the Soviet occupation of Lithuania caused an estimated $20 billion worth of damages. The committee, led by Deputy Justice Minister Rasa Budbergyte, included the costs for loss of property by destruction or Soviet seizure, as well as persecution of Lithuanian nationals, the Catholic Church, and other institutions and groups in Lithuania. The summary of total costs will now be presented to the Russian government as the legal successor to the Soviet Union in accordance with a law passed earlier this year calling for compensation from Moscow for the former Soviet occupation of Lithuania.

An international tribunal investigating the crimes of communism announced on 27 September a guilty verdict against communist institutions. The panel of legal scholars and historians, which held hearings in June and September, said the point of the proceedings, which were not legally binding, was for the crimes of communism to be aired in public for the world to see. The panel said that the various Communist parties and their institutions -- especially in the Soviet-occupied states -- were criminal organizations, and its members who carried out acts of physical, emotional, and material damage were labelled as criminals. The vice chairman of the tribunal, Arturas Filikaitis, said that communism "resorted to terror, violence, and a search for enemies, the alleged culprits of their failures, who were tortured and destroyed," ELTA reported.
* Lithuania's Olympic basketball team gave the U.S. team its biggest scare since professional basketball players were allowed to compete in the games, losing by only two points, 85 to 83, after a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Lithuania barely missed. U.S. player Antonio McDyess said that "Lithuania showed big heart. No one expected them to come out and play the way they did. They never backed down once," AP reported. The U.S. "Dream Team" went on to beat France 85 to 75 to win the gold medal, while Lithuania defeated the Australian team 89-71 for its third consecutive Olympic bronze.
* Lithuania's GDP remained constant in the second quarter of 2000, the statistics department reported on 29 September. It added that GDP growth in the first half of 2000 was 1.9 percent year-on-year, standing at 21.21 billion litas ($5.3 billion), ELTA reported. Growth occurred in fields such as transportation and communications, but a sharp slump in construction and a mild contraction in manufacturing during the second quarter kept the GDP flat. In a more encouraging sign, the central bank reported that the current account deficit in the first half of 2000 had dropped to 900 million litas ($250 million), down from $625 million in same period in 1999.
* Italy's General Giuseppe Ardito, commander of the NATO Ground Forces for Southern Europe, praised Lithuania's military achievements and vowed that Italian troops will continue training there, BNS reported on 27 September. The second annual Lithuanian-Italian war games, Baltico 2000, was conducted at the Lithuanian base in Pabrade from mid-September to 6 October. The Italian troops spent about 12 million litas ($3 million) in Lithuania last year for food, fuel, telecommunications and other services.
* The Lithuanian parliament on 26 September adopted the country's first post-Soviet criminal code. Its drafters said that the new code is in harmony with EU norms, though enabling legislation setting regulations could take another two years to be enacted, ELTA reported. The parliament also voted to annul a controversial resolution lauding the short-lived 1941 provisional government that has triggered widespread anger among Jewish organizations. Emanuelis Zingeris, the only parliament deputy of Jewish heritage, said that the revocation would allow Lithuania to "exclude this shameful fact" from history.
* Mecys Laurinkus, head of Lithuania's State Security Department, in an interview printed in the daily "Respublika" on 25 September said that "radical Arab terrorist organizations" and "various Marxist movements" have been operating in Lithuania over the last two years, but they are "easy to shadow" because they have "not yet taken root." Laurinkus said that the groups use Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia as transit countries where they can launder money and establish intelligence bureaus.
* Estonia's Hansapank was the only bidder in the privatization of Lithuania's largest remaining state-owned bank, Lietuvos Taupomasis Bankas (Lithuanian Savings Bank), both ETA and ELTA reported. The Lithuanian government plans to sell 90.73 percent of shares in the bank, which is the country's second largest with about 15 billion litas ($3.75 billion) in assets. Hansapank itself, however, is controlled by Sweden's Foreningssparbanken (known as "Swedbank") which is the majority owner of the entire Hansapank group in the Baltics.
* The coalition of Social Democrats and Labor Democrats (LDDP), led by ex-President Algirdas Brazauskas, on 26 September presented to the electoral commission three initiatives containing the requisite 50,000 signatures from the public supporting each of them. If the electoral commission rules the signatures valid, the three bills must be considered by the new parliament. The first initiative involves lifting the minimum tax-free monthly income to 320 litas ($80) from the current 214 litas. The second seeks to postpone the increase of VAT on heating keeping it at 9 percent, BNS reported. And the third requires the government to retain the majority share in 15 economic objects of "key national interest" such as the Taupomasis Bankas (Savings Bank), which are currently listed on the privatization schedule for this year.
* Bronislovas Lubys, the head of the Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists, is the largest political contributor in the 8 October general elections, according to preliminary financial declarations by the parties. Achema and the Klaipeda Shipping Company (KLASCO), two companies controlled by Lubys, gave a total of 280,000 litas ($70,000) to three parties running in coalition: the Liberal Union (60,000 litas each from both companies), the Center Union (110,000 litas from Achema), and the New Union/Social Liberals (50,000 litas from KLASCO), BNS reported on 29 September. The two companies were also the largest contributors to the local elections held in March. According to reports filed with the Chief Election Commission, the New Union/Social Liberals Party has the largest war chest of 710,000 litas, followed by the Liberal Union with 572,000 litas, and the Center Union with 463,000 litas. A local company called Vaizga, linked to the Russian oil giant LUKoil, donated 250,000 litas to the left-wing social democratic coalition.
* Vytautas Landsbergis, leader of the ruling Conservatives, in a nationally televised campaign debate with Algirdas Brazauskas, leader of the social democratic coaliton, on 2 October, apologized to the country for past mistakes. Landsbergis said that "I have to assume extensive responsibility for mistakes and inappropriate conduct of some former ministers and premiers," BNS reported. "I must ask for forgiveness for many more things. I have looked down on people," said the campaigning Landsbergis, whose Conservatives are expected to lose more than half their seats and to go into opposition.
* The Vilnius office of the State Tax Inspectorate said on 25 September that it will begin seizing the property of public broadcaster LRT (Lithuanian Radio and Television) on 29 September for tax arrears. Of LRT's total debt of 13 million litas ($3.25 million), some 3.8 million litas are tax arrears; other debts are to utilities and broadcasting facilities, BNS reported. This is the first time property will be seized; earlier only LRT bank accounts were frozen as the station's debts mounted. Despite the debts there was no disruption in programming for the Olympics and the 8 October parliamentary elections. LRT's debts are expected to double by year's end.
* SoDra, Lithuania's social welfare fund, reported that its deficit for this year reached 210 million litas ($52.5 million) at the end of September, ELTA reported on 3 October. In that same period, the fund collected only 3.1 billion litas of an estimated 3.38 billion litas. Experts expect the deficit to break the quarter billion mark by year's end. Carrying over last year's indebtedness, the total deficit of SoDra is now 494 million litas.
* Three employees of the Inkaras footwear factory in Kaunas on 5 October began a new hunger strike in protest of continuing wage arrears. They said that they had renewed the protest because the government had not fulfilled its earlier promises to strikers and their own families' poor economic situation, ELTA reported. An earlier hunger strike, which lasted a month, ended on 1 September when all Inkaras employees received a small portion of their wage arrears. Local union leader Kazimieras Ruzevskis said that "nobody listened" to him when he tried to dissuade the drastic campaign before the 8 October general elections.
* A survey of Lithuanian youths conducted by the Spinter company and commissioned by the State Council for Youth Affairs and the Council of Lithuanian Youth Organizations found that although 65 percent are satisfied with their present life, 60.8 percent think the general economic condition in Lithuania is worsening, BNS reported on 25 September. More than two-thirds, 72 percent, would like to live and work in a foreign country for a certain period of time or permanently. Fifty-one percent are pessimistic about their career prospects in Lithuania.


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Harnessing The New Generation of Business Leaders

There is an entire generation of people out there just waiting to learn the ins and outs of business leadership. All they need are a few strong leaders (aka you) to show them the ropes. Here are a few reasons why you should.

Mortality Sucks

As it stands now it is not yet possible to infuse a machine with your consciousness. This means that, at some point, you are going to need to retire. Or, possibly, your life is going to force you to retire.

It’s true: you can’t run your company forever.

Even if you’re looking into cryogenic freezing so that you can be unfrozen in the future when humanity has found its way around that whole mortality snafu, you’re still looking at centuries of being MIA.

Training Is Everything

The great thing about the young and hungry professionals chomping at that leadership bit is that they are moldable. Because they are still young and inexperienced they haven’t yet fallen into any bad habits. They haven’t yet developed ideas and leadership styles from which they refuse to deviate. By implementing your own leadership training program, you can teach your protegees to lead your company exactly how you want and expect your company to be led.

In that respect, it really will be like you are in charge, even when you don’t have the biggest office in the place.

Technology is a Young Person’s Game

Technology evolves at an alarmingly rapid rate. Young people are more comfortable with the pace of this evolution and are better able to adapt to the shifts and changes that happen…unlike the people currently in place at your office who still type the URL of a website into Google to make sure they wind up in the right place.

Innovation and Creativity

Because, like we’ve already stated, the new generation isn’t yet entrenched in bad habits, they are more creative and more willing to take risks to take the company to the next level. They can take your training and then use their own creativity to lead the company into the future with new products, better services and potentially even more customers thanks to their innovative ideas and methodologies.

These are just some of the reasons to take the future business leaders of America under your wing. As you work with the millennials, you’ll see just how beneficial it is to train people while they are still fresh.

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Cheret poster reading "Folies-Bergere; The Mirror, pantomime by Rene Maizeroy, music by Desormes." 1892. - Jules Cheret (French; 1836-1932) Leading lithographer; set up his own shop, specializing in posters, in 1866 (in 1881 this shop became part of the Imprimerie Chaix, publishers of Les Maitres de l'Affice); after selling shop, continued doing commercial graphics, but also painting, tapestry cartoons, etc.; combining rococo grace and modern Parisian elegance, created a true poster style (rather than imitation of oil paintings); first major poster artist to draw directly on lithographic stone.

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Caesar - London to Rome

Caesar Bike Tour Overview

Join us on a ride of historical proportions, as we ride in the footsteps of Caesar, from London to Rome.

Split into 2 stages the Caesar tour traverses four countries as we meander our way on a historical, gastronomic and cultural journey across the ages.  Crossing waterways, rolling over vine clad hills and taking on mountain passes in the Alps and the Dolomites we head towards the Rubicon and beyond. Our final destination is the Eternal city of Rome.

Starting in London we first head to the white cliffs of Dover before traversing the channel (by boat, not bike – it isn’t that epic!) into France. Our route through France takes us via the roads made famous  by the Classics, down through the Champagne region and into the gastronomic heartland of Burgundy. From here we ride into Switzerland and then over into Italy.

Our route through Italy takes us first to Como before heading up towards the stunning limestone peaks of the Dolomites. From here we experience a bit of respite as we descend down to Venice and along the Adriatic coast. After crossing the mythical Rubicon, which marked the boundary between Roman controlled Italy and Cisalpine Gaul, we once again head inland through Tuscany and then more rugged regions of Abruzzo and Molise, before heading due east to our final destination – Rome.

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Caesar Bike Tour Highlights

The Itinerary for the Caesar Expedition is split into 2 stages. Riders may participate in either or both of the stages.  If you'd like to take on the entire Caesar challenge choose to Hail Caesar!

Stage 1 -  London to Como

Leaving London we head towards the White Cliffs of Dover, sighted twice by Caesar during his invasions of Britain in 55 and 54 BCE. We cross the Channel to northern France and ride some of the Paris-Roubaix cobbles before meandering our way through Champagne country and then on to the vine clad hills of Burgundy. These regions now famous for fine wine were once the bloody battlefields of Caesar’s epic Gallic Wars. From here we head east towards the Jura mountains and Switzerland. We coast around Lake Neauchatel and follow a great network of bike routes on our way to Lucerne. Travelling south we cross the stunning Gotthard pass and then descend towards the northern lakes of Italy where Como serves as a great spot to mark the end of the first stage of this epic adventure.
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Stage 2 - Como to Rome

From Como we head east through the picturesque regions of Lombardy and Veneto before turning north towards the mighty Dolomites. Bolzano serves as our springboard into this stunning mountain range where we will take in a number of the classic Sella Ronda passes. We then descend towards the Serenissima (the most serene) – Venice - before island hopping to Chioggia and into Emilia Romagna, whose fine cuisine and historic towns beckon. From here we enjoy some respite from the hills as we follow the Adriatic coast before heading inland to the Via Amelia and crossing the Rubicon just as Caesar did uttering those fateful words as he descended on Rome - ‘The die is cast’. We take in the principality of San Marino before crossing the Appenines into Tuscany. From here we explore the rugged beauty of the Maremma region on our way to the Eternal city – Rome – our final destination of the Caesar Epic Adventure.

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Caesar Bike Tour Dates 2018

StageStart DateEnd DateDaysDistanceCost (Euros)

Caesar Stage 1 - London to Como

26 May 11 June 17 (16 nights) 1752 km / 1095 miles €6,640
Caesar Stage 2 - Como to Rome 11 June 27 June 17 (16 nights) 1488 km / 930 miles  €6,640
Hail Caesar - London to Rome 26 May 27 June 33 (32 nights) 3240 km / 2025 miles €12,800

Caesar Bike Tour Dates 2017

StageStart DateEnd DateDaysDistanceCost (Euros)

Caesar Stage 1 - London to Como

3 June 19 June 17 (16 nights) 1752 km / 1095 miles €6,640
Caesar Stage 2 - Como to Rome 19 June 5 July 17 (16 nights) 1488 km / 930 miles  €6,640
Hail Caesar - London to Rome 3 June 5 July 33 (32 nights) 3240 km / 2025 miles €12,800

Single supplement - Our prices are based on twin/double occupancy. If you wish to have your own room a supplement is applicable. For a single stage the single supplement is €1,040; for the Epic (Hail Caesar) it is €2,080.
> Bike hire - If you don't bring your own bike we have a fleet of bikes that we are able to rent out. Please click here to visit Our Bikes page which shows the options we have available, including the pricing which varies according to the length of the hire.
> Wine kitty - On all of your tours we run a wine kitty system. This is very much an optional arrangement that ensures non-drinkers can be accommodated. The wine kitty is owned by the group and anything left over is divided up although this rarely happens! As a rough guide the wine kitty is €60 per week.
> Deposits - To reserve a place on a stage of this tour you need to pay a deposit of €1000 (or your local currency equivalent). We also accept payment in GB£ and AU$.  The final invoice will include any applicable single supplements or bike hire costs. Normally. unless otherwise requested, we collect the wine kitty monies on the tour itself. Contact us with your specific requirements and any questions you may have.

Caesar Bike Tour Food

Stage 1 -  London to Como

We begin our journey in England, traditionally renowned for fish and chips but now offering a smorgasbord of international options. In 2012 chicken tikka masala was voted England’s favourite dish! Crossing the channel then takes us into France which arguably has a more firmly established national cuisine. Northern France is known for its hearty fare which is full of solid flavours – from moules mariniere close to the coast to carbonnade - beef stew braised in beer - as we head inland. Travelling down we sample the delicious truite ardennaise – pan fried trout with smoked ham – before entering the world of Champagne and Riesling around Reims. From here we enter the Burgundy region which is known for a very traditional cuisine of rich and hearty flavours – boeuf Bourguignon and Coq au Vin to name just a couple. The wines aren’t half bad too!
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From France we head into Switzerland whose cuisine, whilst typically simple fare, has been influenced by France, Italy and Germany and so offers an interesting array of options. We spend most of our time in the French part of the country so we’ll sample the incredible fondues and raclettes that will be on the menu. We enter Italy via the Saint Bernard pass and descend into Valle d’Aosta whose cuisine is heavily influenced by both France and the Alps. The Fonduta (Italian fondue) will make for an interesting comparative study with what we ate in Switzerland. We then head towards the northern lakes of Italy which offer a variety of great dishes based on the lake fish. The end of Stage 1 is Como in Lombardy which is renowned for both its lake fare and its sumptuous risottos.
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Stage 2 - Como to Rome

From Como we head towards the Dolomites where mountain fare will once more be the order of the day. The canerdeli – farm style dumplings – and apple strudel are real standouts. From here we descend down to Venice and a more forgiving topography. This is reflected by a lighter cuisine with the risottos of the area particularly good. With its rich and varied history Venice actually has a very different cuisine to the rest of northern Italy. Signature dishes such as Bigoli in salsa (pasta with anchovy and onion) and sepe al nero (cuttlefish) are testament to this uniqueness.

Parmesan Cheese Wheels

Following the Adriatic coast we then enter into Emilia Romagna which arguably contains the richest concentration of Italian culinary jewels – parmesan cheese, parma ham and balsamic vinegar to name just three. Staying close to the coast though we sample delicious pasta dishes with an array of seafood as well as experiencing Italian sashimi. Heading inland we come across a more rustic cuisine as we enter the Marche region whose vincisgrassi  - pasta casserole with meat sauce – is amazing. From here we ride into Abruzzo which is home to the legendary ‘panarda’ – a feast which is made up of between 35-50 courses that pays homage to St Antonio who clearly had quite an appetite! The final leg takes us into Lazio and on our way to Rome which is much focussed on seasonal ingredients and provides a fitting end to what is a fantastic culinary adventure from start to finish.

Caesar Bike Tour Accommodation

Below are some of the hotels which we stay at during the tour. We have carefully selected these places based on their ‘personality’ and the hospitality of our hosts. If you wish to see the full accommodation list please click here to get in touch and we will be happy to email it to you.

Hotel La Gentilhommiere

Hotel La Gentilhommiere, Artres -A great boutique hotel tonight in this lovely village. This 18th-century farmhouse makes for a great first stop in France.

Hotel Chateau Fort Sedan

Chateau Fort Sedan - the biggest castle in Europe is our host tonight. This impressive structure was built in the early 15th century in the beautiful Ardennes region of France. It dominates the town and once dominated the whole region.

Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten

Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Silandro - A modern luxury hotel in the heart of Schlanders region. This extremely comfortable hotel is perfect for our aching muscles with its Spas and pool facilities after climbing our biggest test the Passo dello Stelvio!

Hotel della Fotezza Sorano

Hotel della Fortezza, Sorano. This fantastic and classy hotel is set in a historical 11th-century military fortress. It sits high above the beautiful town of Sorano but it is worth the cycle up!

Hotel Donna Camilla Savelli Rome

Hotel Donna Camilla Savelli, Rome - Set in a converted 17th-century convent in the Trastevere district the Donna Camilla is fantastic place to spend our last night together.

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“I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome. “

– Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was born in Rome on 12 or 13 July 100 BCE into the prestigious Julian clan. His family were closely connected with the Marian faction in Roman politics. Caesar himself progressed within the Roman political system, becoming in succession quaestor (69), aedile (65) and praetor (62). In 61-60 BCE he served as governor of the Roman province of Spain. Back in Rome in 60, Caesar made a pact with Pompey and Crassus, who helped him to get elected as consul for 59 BCE. The following year he was appointed governor of Roman Gaul where he stayed for eight years, adding the whole of modern France and Belgium to the Roman empire, and making Rome safe from the possibility of Gallic invasions. He made two expeditions to Britain, in 55 BCE and 54 BCE.

Caesar then returned to Italy, disregarding the authority of the senate and famously crossing the Rubicon river without disbanding his army. In the ensuing civil war Caesar defeated the republican forces. Pompey, their leader, fled to Egypt where he was assassinated. Caesar followed him and became romantically involved with the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.

Caesar was now master of Rome and made himself consul and dictator. He used his power to carry out much-needed reform, relieving debt, enlarging the senate, building the Forum Iulium and revising the calendar.

Dictatorship was always regarded a temporary position but in 44 BCE, Caesar took it for life. His success and ambition alienated strongly republican senators. A group of these, led by Cassius and Brutus, assassinated Caesar on the Ides (15) of March 44 BCE. This sparked the final round of civil wars that ended the Republic and brought about the elevation of Caesar’s great nephew and designated heir, Octavian, as Augustus, the first emperor.

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Caesar is considered by many historians to be the foremost figure in Western civilisation. Our journey with him begins at the furthest northern point he reached in 54BCE as the first Roman invader of Britain, and ends in Rome, the city he eventually ruled as dictator and was assassinated in 10 years later.

Caesar ‘s two most famous political and military campaigns are the Gallic and Civil Wars. One reason for their fame, or infamy, is he wrote an excellent factual (most of the time!) account of both of these events. The other reason is they literally changed the course of history.

The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns waged from 58 BC to 50 BC culminating in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory against overwhelming odds (at the very minimum 2 to 1), resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic over the whole of Gaul (mainly present day France, Belgium and some of Switzerland). While militarily just as strong as the Romans, the internal division of the Gallic tribes allowed Caesar’s tactical nouse to reign supreme. Even a last ditch attempt by Vercingetorix to unite the Gauls against Roman invasion was too little too late. Although Caesar portrayed this invasion as being a pre-emptive and defensive action, most historians agree that the wars were fought primarily to boost Caesar’s political career and to pay off his massive debts. Still, Gaul was of significant military importance to the Romans, as they had been attacked several times by native tribes both indigenous to Gaul and farther to the north. Conquering Gaul allowed Rome to secure the natural border of the river Rhine and the oceans, although Caesar did cross the channel and defeat an indigenous army in his dual invasions of Britain. This conquest has been seen as both a series of military successes by a tactical genius as well as a horrific devastation and slaughter of local populations for personal gain.

The Great Roman Civil War (49–45 BCE), also known as Caesar’s Civil War, was one of the last politico-military conflicts in the Roman Republic before the establishment of the Roman Empire. It began as a series of political and military confrontations, between Caesar and his political supporters (broadly known as Populares), against the Optimates, supported by Pompey ‘the Great’ and his legions. Caesar eventually defeated the last of the Optimates in the Battle of Munda and became Dictator of Rome. This conflict ranged from Italy, Albania, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Spain, but its first big step was that of Caesar over the Rubicon river as he headed south to Rome with his legions behind him. We will also take this fateful road.

The changes to Roman government concomitant to the war virtually eliminated the 500 year old political traditions of the Roman Republic and led to the foundation of the Roman Empire.

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I came, I saw, I conquered!

Caesar Reading

Our Expedition Tour reading lists are aimed at being accessible to everyone - all the books are historical but there is fiction, primary authors and serious historians so take your pick! As always if you want any more information or more recomendations please contact us

The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar

Start here, with the greatest memoir in ancient history. Caesar's own words.

Julius Caesar Caesar - A Conquest of Gaul
Caesar: A Biography

A brilliant, readable tale of the politics and lives of early Rome.

Christian Meier Caesar: A Biography
The Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives

Widely regarded as the most significant historian of his era, writing sharp and succinct accounts of the greatest politicians and statesman of the classical period.

Plutarch The Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives
Rubicon The Last Years of the Roman Republic

An entertaining, fast moving and gripping read

Tom Holland Rubicon The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare

Shakespeare's shortest play but a true classic

William Shakespeare Julius Caesar
Life of Caesar Podcast

Entertaining, sometimes crude buy historically accurate and always fun. Definitely worth a listen if you want another way to get your history!

Cameron Reily and Ray Harris Life of Caesar Podcast

The Trip

The Caesar tour runs in June/July yearly. Divided into 2 stages it traverses England, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy from London to Rome.

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Stage 1 - London to Como
Length: 17 Days / 16 Nights
Distance: 1752 km | 1095 miles
Elevation: 17,152m | 56,273ft
Dates: June 3rd - 19th
Price: €6,640

Stage 2 - Como to Rome
Length: 17 Days / 16 Nights
Distance: 1488 km / 930 miles
Elevation: 21,773m | 71,434ft
Dates: June 19th - July 5th
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Hail Caesar! London to Rome
Length: 33 Days / 32 Nights
Distance: 3240 km / 2025 miles
Elevation: 38,925m | 127,707ft
Dates: June 3rd - July 5th
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"The meeting was held to address issues of interfaith harmony in the community," Rabbi Levi Dicker, the dean of the Mercaz Hatorah Yeshiva and Monsignor Martin Geraghty, the pastor of St. Frances de Sales Church said in a joint statement. "Rabbi Dicker has informed the yeshiva students of the seriousness of this matter and the disciplinary response of the yeshiva to any students who ever again become involved in such a divisive event. Monsignor Geraghty called a special meeting of the seventh and eighth graders at St. Francis School to remind them that they have a responsibility to respect the dignity of every person."

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