Most books contain sly send-ups of popular figures, such as Sean Connery as Agent Dubbelosix in “Asterisk and the Black Gold” and Elvis Preslix in “Asterix and the Normans.” When Asterix visits ...

including all of France bar Asterix's holdout hometown. For the Romans, conquering ancient Portugal represented a way to access the land's rich veins of minerals such as gold and tin, according to ...