![]() This is a map of Caesar’s campaigns during the Gallic Wars of (roughly) 58 BC – 50 BC. What is that name? Why is it relevant? And how did it lead me into researching French history to help explain the origins of the Asterix series, as a whole?Īnd how cool is the history of the Roman empire, anyway? Where is “Gaul”? In “ Asterix and the Golden Sickle,” the town drunk who spends most of his time in prison thanks to his Roman hosts, is constantly mispronouncing some long Gaulish name. ![]() For example, it’s the famous Vercingetorix painting that we have to blame for the entire Asterix series.
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