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Asterix the Gladiator

Asterix the Gladiator

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Time for the Games in the Circus Maximus to begin..

  • ISBN: 978-0752866116
  • Translator: Andrea Bell, David Hockridge
  • Genre: Childrens, Graphic or other

What you need to know before your trail

When Cacofonix the bard is taken to Rome as a present for Julius Caesar, Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue him, sailing with master salesman Ekonomikrisis, the Phoenician merchant. How do our Gaulish friends come to end up training as gladiators? The next Games in the Circus Maximus are not quite what Caesar and the Roman public expect…

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A) Rome - Circus Maximus
C) Rome - Colosseum

Booktrail Boarding Pass Information:  Asterix the Gladiator

Author/Guide René Goscinny Destination: Ancient Rome

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