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You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?

  • Written by Frederik Juliaan Vervaet, Associate Professor of Ancient History, The University of Melbourne
You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?JayC75/Shutterstock

The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely. One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.

So begins the Asterix comic series, which positions Julius Caesar as the power-lusting dictator of the mighty Roman Empire who conquered all of Gaul. All except, of course,...

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