Personally an important book for me as it was the first Asterix book i ever read and introduced me to the amazing world of European comics. This is one of the earlier Asterix stories and while the artwork was still in the process of refinement, the storyline and Asterix universe was starting to come together. The meme of the pirate ship which (usually) gets sunk during the story starts here as does Obelix's habit of keeping the helmets of Romans he bashes.
Cacofonix is captured by the Romans and taken to Rome to be presented to Caesar. The great man for some reason does not really want a Gaulish bard with Cacofonix's "unique" voice so sends him off to the arena to be eaten by lions. Asterix and Obelix travel to Rome to rescue their friend and find the best way to do that is to become gladiators and enter the arena themselves...
While not one of the best Asterix volumes it certainly packs a punch so to speak. The plot is pretty good with plenty of fun at the expense of the Romans.
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