![]() ![]() Of course, they’re all written nearly 100 years after the fact, so there might be some shades of truth to some of the facts, but it’s what we have. Some chapters of his Julius Caesar book are lost, sadly, but what remains gives us lots of juicy details. Roman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, a/k/a Suetonius, born in 69 A.D., wrote biographies of twelve different Caesars in his life. Depending on the time scale of “Asterix,” it’s possible that all instances of him saying the phrase are chronologically correct. “ Asterix the Legionary” is clearly set after that, perhaps as late as 46 BC. So the year 49 BC came a year after 50 BC, which is when “Asterix” supposedly takes place. ![]() Remember, these years are counting down to the year 1 B.C. Julius Caesar is quoted as saying “alea jacta est” in 49 BC. It plays fast and loose with things, and can occasionally be downright anachronistic. Yes, “Asterix” is not an historical novel.
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