Presents the comic-style story in which Caesar's announcement that he plans to parade with the shield of his fallen enemy Vercingetorix, sends Romans and Gauls both racing to find the missing artifact.
When a contest between the Belgians and the Gauls to see who are the bravest ends in a draw, they ask Julius Caesar to settle it, but instead of making a ruling, Caesar takes up arms against them both.
A large cauldron of money disappears while Asterix and Obelix are guarding it, and now they must repay it through gladiatorial contests and theatrical performances.
Asterix and his friends are holding out against Julius Caesar, but when the son of Chief Huevos y Bacon is taken hostage, the Gauls jump to the rescue to bring him home to Hispania where they get wrapped up with the tourist industry and flamenco.
Asterix and Obelix rush off to Rome to acquire Caesar's laurel wreath after Chief Vitalistatistix rashly invites his brother-in-law, Homeopathix, to dine on a stew seasoned with the royal headpiece.
Asterix and Obelix must find a certain flower for the druid's potion in Helvetia in order to save Quaestor Vexatius Sinusitus who was poisoned when he threatened to expose the Roman governor's theft.
A comic book in which Asterix the Gaul helps the kidnapped druid Getafix create a much different version of his magic potion than expected by the centurion Crismus Bonus, who intends to use it to overthrow Caesar.
Getafix, Asterix, and Obelix go to Egypt to help Edifis build a palace for Queen Cleopatra and run into a lot of trouble involving villains and the Roman army.
