BOOK 19 and Caesar’s Gift— $ meee. | OUR STieky OPENS MELoODIowsiy IN A BAK IN A 2 DSREPATABLE PART OF ROME. AS THEY ASEP : ; | 72 SAY IN THE CaLLo@ai(aL (Diem oF THE Time, By IVINLEM ET MUSICA JAETIFICANT CaR’,,, ee TREMENSPELIRNOUS, . PIS youre Being THE AAD Si weaen’T, So i PATROL. Dawn ON ( : el CALM Pown / > How \/ TWENTY reEAe> + poe SAME AS EvERY INE ee eeeWY yes. HS Time = Son] XVIM YEARS WHERE SHALL IBE 2 NOT P ONLY FlguTE MORE Te Ge, THE re in YW How LONG HAVE Yeu PONE xé OLP ROMAN ARM WeHiceH 3 STiLe Cet ScHioeLS ToPAYy: In FACT HE'S IN THE GLASSHOUSE THIS VERY MOMENT. HE WAS USING INSULTING LANGUAGE ABOUT you LAST NIGHT, VA WELL, CENTURION, $2 SAME OF CAR 2 JULIUS CAESAR. VETERANS GET THEIR BARRING ONE OLD SOAK HONESTA MISSio TSapAY: | wHo HASN'T BEEN SoPER ALL MEN WITH GOOD JIN TWENTY TEAKS- GivE ME THiS VILLAGE, JAST FOX THE PRICE o Se ——— = ~ ee Sa Se. ANP LOOK AT THIS! AN — | MuST ADMIT, IT’S TEMPING,,. S relat ay FICIAL DOCUMENT / WIT ne : THE CLIMATE HERE DOESN’T JULIAS CAESARS OWN SEAL e yx REALLY SUIT ME, SEASIDE AIR IS ‘WE ALWAYS PREAMT OF f - | ane Se BRACING, ANG WHAT'S Mere, AN INN /5 NO FIT PLACE To Gene “PA YOUNG GIRL... ABOUT LEAVING LUTETIA To COME AS MT HAPPENS 6) THE LITTLE VILLAGE WHIC HAS CHANGED HANES FOR A MUNK OF BREAD ANP A SEs MAGS OF WINE «10YES. A TPICAL LITTLE G4ULISA VILLAGE, COMPLETE Witt WARRIORS, CREAPTSMEN, TRADESMEN, D@G:P ANS BAP 3+ Ea _ y ae : £ i ~~ —$—————————C ake cee a era DIDN'T! FORBID 7 TO SNEEZE WHEN < Buss You, de, \ebe RRYING ME 3 a MY Boys, ie Nate 2! 7 HERES Our VILLAGE !iT SEEMS To BE Hut! we'ie WHEN THEY SEE a wy POM T WE Go BACK To LUTETIA = INHABITEP +: JST TELL JHE 7 JULIUS CAESARS OFFA iTS DEAD BORING IN THE Counter! ne fina gt VILLAGERS To SEAL THEy Lt GET THE - . ; GING FROM TH LEAVE, ANP THAT # . BRACING SEA Wind ue Deco vsiale CHIMNEY 'S,.. WILL BE THAT ; + 2) “ Segrey ABout juar. (UM TEACHING My DdG To RETRIEVE. FIGHEADED Foo, | ToL? you TAAT MENHIR RAS Tao OF COURSE, NOTHING'S EVER Qurre RIGHT FoR MISTER ASTERIM, 1S IT F WHeEVER. HEARD oF FIRST MY PEGs Too SMALL, THEN MENHIR& BEING PANGEROUSS My MENHIR'S Toe BIG / MUSHROOMS, YES, at “** iWELL, IAS youl Yry'LL Exp AP KILLING SomMEonNE WITH THAT MENHiR 11Some S CHIEF HERE f PENT LEAVE AS ALONE AT / He MERCY OF THESE MADMEN! ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT... Bat THey’ OT MAD... JUST A LITTLE RuSTic, You'ek Fine Him iM THAT HouSt OVER THERE. WOULD YOu KINDLY GO ANDY GET YeuR. cHier 2 | H4vE SOME VERY IMPeRT ANT ie Were NO, you PoN'T! “a y | HAVE To THE WATER'S WARM, Go Out, AND I'LL BE NEEDING THE FEPIMENTA 4 Tus A fo pe WASHING ! rt FEAR: OUR CHEF MITALSTATISTIx /ap ars Tih , ba — J con a % ey oF ere Ser mara ? WHO Ake MY NAME IS b - ok PO you wANTe? ASK {elA AND YOUR MEM wi . Te LEAVE MY VILLAGE . ey | —— 1 SAID THIS VILLAGE /S oo. MINE, AND YOu MUST LEAVE, ALL You GAMLS, WeRTHY AS YOu MAY BE. I'M A MAN oF WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN ©you CAN‘T GE AWAY WHAT ISN'T YouRS, ANP Junius CAESAR OWNS ALL GAA. EXEPT THiS VILLAGE / mo OH VES, You ANP Your BUSINESS || A FAT LOT You CARED THAT THE ACUMEN / WE WERE PERFECTLY CLIMATE DIDN'T SeyT ME AND (T WAY HAPPY IN LIUTETIA, ONLY Yu HAD Te Go| [NO FiT PLACE To Bane uP inELuenZs - PLEASE... GINA DEAR... HE MAY BE A FooL, But HE'S 4 RICH Foor ! HeS MaPe Goop / aH,MY / ANP THEN YOU GO CHUGKING ITALLUP AGAIN, JUST FOR. A WORTHLESS Scaap of MARBLE / WHEN ( THINK OF My SISTER WHe MARRIED Come HERE A Minute, ORTHOPAER IX.[? LEeT’S Go OVER HERE, CUT OF THE WAY... You MEAN You HAVE THE SAME SORT OF PROBLEMS... 2: HEY, You THERE! wHAT ARE | fF : You WAITING for 7 ARENT Pou GeinGe Ta HELP ME Do oh Y Listen, | WANT \/ WELL, |uSEP OF CouRSE, | COULD ALway: Go BACK TO LUTETIA.« Bit You vE GoT PROBLEMS, IF YOu KNEW MY IN-LAWS. RiGHT 2 WELL, YES... i THE THina 1S, | Dan'T KNOW WHERE To INNKEEPER IN THE VILLAGE. i AN EMPry Heuseé NEXT Pook To UNHYGIENIX THE FISHMONGER. NO ONE WANTS rT BECAUSE OF THE SMELL, Biat Ju ST Fok THE TIME Te HELP YOU... To KEEP AN INW . WHAT'S Yur LINES You'Re Ligier THAN A MENHIR sai 15OH, COmE on, Po! You'RE HANDSOME ENOUGH AS Yeu ARE No! | Don’T MINE FOREIGNERS WHEN THEY “Bist © THEY COME To 24k PLACE | Don “T FANCY GOING / ANP SNACKS AND ALL THAT... | CANT STAND THE SMELL oF FRYING. Sr... | Hope vow = 2 rn, a a SOT GOING IN FoR GRILLSoS IMPEPIMENTA, an0 THIS (1S Y Meer ou NEW WIFE ANGIN ell INNKEEPER ; [See = ORTHOPAEDIX . ee SF ner et ar = b - ie NICE LITTLE PLACE You SY WE WERE CBLIGED To TAKE WHAT 4 OFFERED , MRS VITALSTATISTIX. iJ) | HAVE HERE, MRS oRTHOFaE? | DON’T SMELL ANTHNG. | WAS AFRAID IT MIGHT FLEASEP WHAT A Pity ABeut THE DARE SAY YOUR PLAICE SMELLS To MEET You. i Se ELL of £:5H.- = WHAT CHIEF'S WIFE, MRS VITALSTATISTIX ¥ REMARK MOST / ROTTEN IMPERTINENT, ANGINA DEAR, - COME AND HELP ME SERVE One etTER. aie ha Ow TURALLY, MRS PRTHOPAED IX. AFTER Au lo CARPING, . FRiénos / THIS ONE'S ¥ On THE HOUSE . : MUSSEL INLDe STOP Ckyine, ees MAMMY. ALL Our Fre ” CP ey (Te - OVER MY DEAD KNOW WHAT ««. we LL gant BACK RTHOPAEDIX FAMILY . TO GO... 5 ORY f — ae : CANVASSING FOR you. MEAN WHILE, You ¢dwae AND 6ugy THAT Lode oF TeTTERS BEHINP THE HOLE, AND TAKE THE HELMET Toot y HEY, ASTERIX, CAN WE Pi COME To DINNER 7? | PIDN HAVE TIME To GET ANY * BOARS Fok us. Be YES OF CORE) BECAUSE, EvEKyone! AKGHING, OF CcouRsé. AN? WE MUuSTN ‘T FORGET THAT WE'‘@E ST/LL ENTIRELY SURROUNPED By ROMANS, ANC su:WEVE POPPER In FoR A DRINK, AND HERE'S ONE OF OM FISH, SINCE You SEEM Te UKE THEM- WE KEEP THIS SORT FOR \ SPEQAL OCCASIONS ~ RifiLt Go AND GET NEVER MIND HIM, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I’M NOT SHe SH 1S BETTER TIAN h THE SPADE HE'S ONLY JOKING,,,) OF FISH. LAST SUMMER ‘S SEAS: CRTHOPAE DIX Sit H ' lH, You REALLY _, / CATCH WAS VERY GooD-.. BETTER MAKE IT COMPULSoRY To SHOULDNT HAI Ea A THAN Business. THEy ‘@E MAP \ EAT FISH ON FRIPAYS- =< 5, 0M BOARS IN THIS PLACE. A GOATS MLK, PLEASE £ SATHOPAED IX WILL MAKE o > ck r ns IT COMPULSORY TS Edt | P - x Soe ek MEAT oN FRIDAYS Too ANP Vie VERSA. PIF HE’S TieyinG To DRowN HS SeRRows i GeAt’s MILK, HE MAST ' A @uARREL WHA A @4ARREL WITH ASTERIX ... 2 27= AND ( SAw CACOFONI_ “Ee GO INTO THAT FoRE:Gn inn, Fpuiy P| NOT To MENTION UNHYGIENIX ANP SBELIX «+. S is | c AND you KNOW, ASTER’ MAY Be RIGHT: ALL WE REALLY WANT ISA MAGIC POTION MAY BE USEC Feri d OnLy in SALF-PEFENCE, NoT Peméstic Disrictes! rho ( Si / GETAFIX. ae WOULD ae FoR 5 You REALLY REFUSE ME = pi You'Re Just SiVviniG IN BECAUSE Yeu'RE sort! B WE'vE Got A SECRET WEAPON CUR PRuws MAGIC FUTON | LET'S HAyvE A Swig OF MAGIC PeTioOn AND FLING THEMFRIENDS, | OFFER MYSELF FOR ELECTION! GERIATRIA, Lovey, COME on HOME! You'Lt CATCH YOu DEATH oF COLD./ OVER! ON THE OTHE AWEAK, APATHETIC CHIEF! THINGS ARE GETING Oat or HAND. WHAT NEXT _ | WenrPerR 2 qe grr? yes, HeS LANDLASRP [ty RAMS oF = 23IT'S THE MAN WHO SOLD ME = Y 'SRIGHT. TREMENSOELIRIKG, AT youR SERVICE / : WE ONLY i HAVE GeAT's F MILK. WELL, | HAVEN'T HAD MUCH LACK | Fo wow | WANT MY SINCE WE LAST MET... lv t ALL SORTS Of JOBS... | EVEN SKinED | VI-LAGE iebng ON AS A PIRATE, ONLY UNFORTUNATE, | CAESAR GAVE | THE PIRATE SHIP GoT SUNK... To mME,/ “AH, SO THAT'S wuy NU YOU hook So GLU LOOK HERE, you... SEE THS LITTLE MEMENTO - OF My ARMy SERVICER ORTHOPAEDIX IS GOING TO BE CHIEF OF THIS VILLAGE AND HE SAYS € 30WELL PON S\ Reet weet No! IT’ BEALL WARN you / I'vE SERVED IN ee Z OVER THE WiLAGE AN ANTIQUE THE FLAMENS Gudap? LIKE WILDFIRE / Act : m ROMAN THAW A % } i WITH DisDAw f Se 2 FLAMEN ! HiGH- ZANKING ROMAN PRIEST PA HIT, AvEry s prs THE REST |S | / You'Re FAT, AMP | SCANT oF BREATH... PALPABLE HT t, : SILENCE... THIS WILL MELT A BIT ia i im ‘NUFF ZED: OF YOUR TOs,TAd SaLiP FLESH! GIVE uS THE Folep AGAIN! ROGUES ANP PEASANT SLAVES, THE LoT QF you / BuT I'LL BE BACK. THERE ARE ROMAN CAMPS AROanP HERE CHOCK-FULL OF LEGIONARIES READY TO STAND UP FOR AN OL? Secri€Rgs RigHTs.“ ’ a is 31WHAT RIGHTS ‘OH, IT WAS NOTHING/ JUST A COMMON i pip He MEAN? PRUNK: YOu GET THEM IN AN INA Now AND THEN... THANKS Fok your HELP ASTERIx., ee ne Fee PORT Tinie THAN. YOu'e BETTER GD AND Bury THiS MAOE AREAL 41T LEGIONARY IS GOING To MAKE YP / SWORD BEHIND THE HouSE... WE Don'T Wt me / TROUBLE, Da You F WE OUGHT : WANT ANYONE KNOWING THAT ROMAN 2 WARN YITALSTATISTM: + GOING Te LiSTEN Was Hens. Ler’ work Asvenix Te THAT GREAT arm STé \ BLOATED WINESKIN PS Quiet. OF AMAN = Bur LATER, AY THE MAN OLD SOLDIER OF TIZEMENS DELIRIAS: GATES OF HE | THE KoMAN LEGionsS WHAT ARE you DOING FORTIFIED ROMAN CANE 15 | xe To SEE THE HEE 7 OF tAUPANHM... OFFICER COMMANDING HIS GARRISON: CLAUD IAS 1 JIAST COMLDN'T TAKE IT AT THAT'S THE ou Pon’T MEAN Te, WATERING LETTUCES, Picking Awoge WITH SAY You RE-ENLSTED ! LETTHCES... Toe MUCH LIKE ThE €.0 WORK. So [SIGNED OM Fom ee ANOTHER 70 YEAR'S AND GOT My PRoMOTION. How ABouT fou 7 Hows YouR WiLLAGE 2IT'S ABouT THIS GAUL WHO PISGRACEFAL ! STOLE THE PLoT OF LAND WE'LL Soom Pict THAT AHLiAS CAESAR GAVE ME RIGHT / WHEREABOUTS WHEN / WAS DemoBBED. 'S youR LAND? of AvE, CENTWicioN ToNSILLITAS/ THERES 1 4n OLP SOLPIER HERE Te SEE you { | WHAT? THE VILLAGE FULL OF MADMEN ? CAESAR GAVE YOU THAT VILLAGE FULL OF MADMEN ?! NOT FAR OFF... THE FIRST LITTLE WILLAGE | You COME Te AS you Go TowARps THE SEA. HATS RIGHT; We | WAS THERE . YeuR CFINION, : OPTio, I'LL ASK foR CAESAR WOULDN'T LIKE To THINK OF GAULS GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THE GIFTS HE GIVES HIS OLD SoLPIERS, yeu'? BETTER FORGET THEY HAVE PRMIDS WHO Give THEM | THE WHOLE THING .WHY No MAGIC Potions WHICH MAKE Fy | SE-ENuIST LIKE THIS OTHER THEM INVINCIBLE / ey f+. LIKE YOUR Fen a ir: Heme 2 THAT'S KiGHT. WHEN 1 TELL Him, HE WoT LIKE IT ONE LITTLE Bit / | OH, AMD BY THE Way, OPTIO.-. - "7 You'Re NoT AN OPTio a .| ANY MORE, You "RE DEMoTEP Fe Te LEGIONARY, SECOND CLASS « 33SORKY, ASTER ! | SOMETIMES FORGET | FELL INTO THE MAGIC FOTION WHEN | WAS A BABy / pe es Youve Get Te “plas JUST way | ADAArT IT, THESE WANTEP A Wor? WITH vn | THINK THERE'S THING SERIOUS AfooT..: - ea LISTEN, YESTERPAY EVENING | WENT INTo THE inn. Pp HEARP SOMEONE SCREECH, a4WouLD you LIKE Te Go INTO THE FOREST AND FicK SoME WILD BOARS fT _- ASTERIS, | JUST Ewes © OH, ABSOLUTELY ON \ Téxe you you WERE GREA F, WERE yout ss Yeereeoay! aBeourTery FaBnLouss PEAS, me) O Don’ T KNOW ABOuT THAT... WHAT | WANTED Te SAy VAS wie \. : | P’You LISTEN HERE! WHILE EVERY FOOL IN THE VILLAGE ISTRYING TO GET ELECTED CHIEF, THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY SERIOUS GOING ON! THEYm OFF TD WARN VITALSTATISTIZX. AFTER ALL, HE'S STILL OU cHleEr f you'L. Fimp Him 2 WITH POUR FRIEND | THE PRuip. Wo, wiTALSTATISTIXx / MAGIC Po OH, You'RE BACK, ARE You, ASTERIX ? | THOUGHT YO FANCIED A CHANGE OF CHIEF © THAT Now... WHERE hy IS QAR CHIEF? sae Pe =o = aire : = - tha AT LAST! pe7eN dents So a = it Tee Yu ORDERED. | 4) A JAST LOVE METALWoRK! TOM FoR youR. SUpPeRTERS 'S . | QUITE OKT OF THE QuEsTION. OR /* ~~~ MAGIC PoTiom FoR ANYONE, ror tar | i PIF You've GoT ANYTHING ~~ \ (\[ 2 SA, 60. 4NP Say rrTo / Vigour eeeno tue paup,! 36AND SEE WHAT'S MP IN THE ROMAN CAMPS for _ MYSELF. r Feom THE CAMP OF LAWPANUMif | Ga w? To THE Tor @F THAT ToweR LL BE ABLE To SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S GoiwG ONIN Teer ae Te 2 TSN'T GUARDED # aa / GET THAT AssAucT \ “TEWER INSIPE THE HAH / THESE NEw WEAPONS WILL MAKE MinicEMEAT OF THEM / A MoBiLE ASSAULT TowER Te BESIEGE THE ENEMY, CATAPULTS, BALISTAS, BATTERING RAMS .«: 38 HAvE BEEN AN OPtic FaR FouR OAYS, ANP ALL BECAUSE OF You! AMD WE'RE GOING TO GET Ba 7 OURSELVES MASSACRED By | | Twenty YEARS iN THE ARMY AND I'LL ONLY 5) YOUR WRETCHED VILLAGE. ». feCALM Down / WEYVE Got | EMou GH Provisions To HOLP piaT Fok A LONG » = BONG SIEGE +++ I'VE GoT To GET out oF LOOK LOOK,H Tins CAMP BEFORE THEY =e NoTice ANYTHING FANWY «91 DIF HE'S RUNNING FORIT, 39WE vE LITERALLY SLUNG HIM op YES, AND IT LOOKS : AS iF THEY VE KiaN OuT oF MAGIC FoTiOn / By JUPITER, THERE’s A GREAT ViCToRy AHEAD oF HS / guims CAESAR Won'T HALF BE PLEASED ! SwWEEPing THE @ARKACKS yYARP SINCE WHEN WAS THAT A aa [Pres Amd ‘ ~ FIRST STONES, y THEN PeoPLe... THERE'S NO LIVING IN THIS FoRasr THAT'S Rig! HOW ABouT ECOLaqy EH 2 NO RESPECT For. THE EwyiRONMENT,!ve Got To WARN THEM. / VITALSTATISTI® AND ORTHOPAEDI® HAVE DEC PED To HAVE A FACE -To- FACE CONFRONTATION. A f PaGiic DEBATE; IMuUST ASK Yeu NOT a. fe BEFORE WE START, I’? Te EXCEE?P your AltoTTer Bi Like Te BE Sake THAT TIME FoR SPEAKING. a are iS REALLY 5 AbasyOu HAVE BEEN THE CHIEF 2 THIS VILLAGE FOR ALOmMG TIME - Now, WHAT EXACTLY HAVE you Done © HAVE THE HOPES ANP ASPIRATIONS OF YouR PEOPLE BEEN REALIZED 7 HAS Any NEW INDUST2y BEEN CREATE?.-2 Th Tt You ASK WHAT _| HAVE Pon ance A 7 fee inpustey £ | HAVE HERE IMPARTIAL UMPIRE PABLE HIT. “! Some STATISTICS THIS YEAR ANYTHING Fou 1S THRICAL OF SOME “We | | WE HAVE SoLD A/I ANVILS, Lb biKE/ sy UTCLE Ce Si | Rercesentins An INCREASE Siaurty, i, eee meme OF C% ON THE PREvous pu PLEASE! % YEAR. “ _ wie as YY Ane How ABouT Y Business? BusNESS 1S RovTéeN / TAKE THE h Fish TRAPE, FoR INSTANCE «4. , CHUCK ITs Per mMENTA! Pon TLE SAsT THE Fuzst STONE:LIKE ANTS! THEy “RE * RUNING LIKE ANTS /... TREMENSPELIRNAS, | SHALL OWE THE FINEST ViCToRy OF My ENTRE CAREER Te you /” WSTERIF , Tey TO KEEP THE ROMANS HAPPY WHILE 1 COOK SaMETHING AP. DON'T FETCH THAT MENHIR / 4 PLAY THEM AT THEIR OWN = HALLO, HAVE THEY GOT ENGINES , ©F WAR Too fF WE'LL HAVE To Do SemMETHING ABouT THAT: BREAK DOWN THE GATE WITH THE BATTERING RAM! |jada HT | TELLING yeu HE _\ isw’r Hege! Priey, tere’s vo, vers aer S| § ee eae a ~ LET ME DOW Sorte or Meet \ tiem Down / 2) a i; ITELL YOU, LETME 45= B- " wns, rc <= = = Sel od Se ’ DON’T HURT ME! PMACIVILIAN! IF YOU WANT ~ TO FIGHT, GO AND FIGHT THE SOLDIERS! FIGHT MY FRIEND OVER THERE ..-HE RE-ENLISTED/ —Fee . (ae 7 1 SS Le . ot | l'm NOT GOING T2 HURT you, IT. I'M GOING Te GIVE you BACK Youe PROPERTY «+ Caesar's Gift! HEY, WAIT A MINGATE | yOu waucDn T Po A THING LIKE THAT To AN OLD FRIENP, WeuLP you RIGHT, LEGIOWARY EGGANLETTUS, JUST SwWEer THis tor wP, ANP WE WILL NOT REFER 467 I THINK YOu'LL MAKE Bur | Pon“T THE VILLAGE A REALLY / WAntT Te BE CHIEF Anyway, | Pon ‘T THink THIS PEACEFUL COUNTRY LIFE Sart Me... /'M A LATETIAN Born ANP BRED, AFTER ALL/ But ORTHOPAEDIX «.. f, FOOD CHIEF... 1CAN“T WAIT TOTELL THAT GREAT FLAS BY Leet DTHyRAMBIE ALL ABouT THs / SILENCE! ISAID WE'RE 7 GOING BACK TOLUTETIA! ‘THAT WAS WHAT YOu eV ANTED et ce eae , OW YES, IMPEDIMENTA LIVED THEy APP A LOT oF t ‘ LETS HAve A cmon hie g ) HERBS... | BkouGHT SOME | | LUTETIA, Po ae My SISTER LIVES WITH ME. THEY R You, ANGiINAT. _ THERE Too. FARTy f Loca, REC IPE Beng oe EALLy of L, ANGINA’ . FeR BoAR. _“~— hawur. Sot . OH, You REALLY Mast GIVE ME AS APDPRESS, My DEAR |War” OBELIX IS FRIENDS ‘\'— re“