Asterix at 50

The famous Gaulish warrior turns 50 this week and i should note what an inspiration Asterix was on me as a youth and fed my love of ancient history. It is amazing how much historical knowledge you can glean from reading the comic strip such as knowing who Vercingetorix was! I'm sure i am not alone is this. Most of the latin i know probably came from Asterix too though of course the image of Rome and ancient Gaul as portrayed in the comic strip is not strictly accurate!