Part: Asterix Versus Caesar. The series is about a village of Gauls that have managed to hold out from the Roman invaders because of their Druid Getafix's Magic Potion. The series concentrates on two Gauls Asterix and his sidekick Obelix (who fell into the magic potion got unlimited super- human strength when he was a baby) and have many adventures together. | BOOK 29 GOSCINNY AND UDERZO versus CAESAR 2 O O PH r TZ ask. IL mni i CAf CA S ZA iSS q tUS I m Caius Flabius Obtus the hero of this adventure. Julius Caesar Emperor of Rome chose me to organize his triumph. And I organized some splendid celebrations . Rome won t forget them in a hurry. You re about to hear how they gave the great Caesar a big surprise. I m Asterix the hero of this adventure. Those crazy Romans thought they d have another go at our little Gaulish village and the whole thing ended up in Rome with splendid cele-organized by Caesar in our honour. You re fa Opt brations about to hear how Obelix and Dogmatix and I took the opportunity to give our old friend Julius a nice surprise. o o x It was a lovely day All was peace and gladness in our little Gaulish village. The fortified Roman camp of Totorum on the other hand was nothing like as peaceful . apparently a keen new decurión had just arrived and he was giving the centurion a tough time. Geriatrix happened to overhear them when he was out picking mushrooms in the forest. All well sentry this centurion was asking anxiously. He was a nervous sort of character. Nothing stirring All well centurion sir said the decurión who was on sentry duty. Nothing stirring They re lying low then. Thank Jupiter Here the new decurión went right off his chump. Yes thank Jupiter Now s our chance Let s lay them low Let s crush em Hold on just one moment Decurión Incautius said the centurion. You re new here right Arrived with the last cohort sir A word in your ear decurión don t you ever go attacking those indomitable Gauls This is the most dangerous village in the whole of Gaul. And of all its inhabitants the two worst are a great big bloodthirsty brute with savage ferocity written all over him and a tiny but terrifying warrior a total stranger to all proper human feeling.