Asterix and the Roman Agent

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Asterix and the Roman Agent
French Title:	La Zizanie
Story:	Rene Goscinny
Illustrations:	Albert Uderzo
French Edition:	1970
English Translation:	1972
Preceded by:	Asterix in Spain
Followed by:	Asterix in Switzerland

Asterix and the Roman Agent is the fifteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It first appeared as a serial in Pilote issues 531-552 in 1970.

[edit] Plot Summary

Julius Caesar is told about a prisoner, Tortuous Convolvulus, who can cause dissension and stir up a fight between anyone - including the lions which were to devour him in the circus. Impressed by his ability, Caesar sends the troublemaker to divide the Gauls.

Convolvulus weedles his way into the Gaulish village and quickly stirs up distrust between the villagers - most notably, he uses the ruse that the Romans have acquired the secret of the Magic Potion from Asterix -, but in the end the friendship between the Gauls stands firm. After a major fight against all four Roman garrisons around the village, Asterix and the Gauls turn the tables on Convolvulus in an ingenious move, labelling him as a traitor and getting him sent back to Rome for punishment. After a final move to purge their fellows from the bad influence, centering around a test both of Chief Vitalstatistix's birthday present (a new shield, part of a growing collection of shields that have piled up over the years, to the disgust of Impedimenta) and of whether the mood of discord is fully defunct, the story ends with the traditional banquet.

[edit] Notes

• This is the first appearance of several female villagers — Impedamenta's inner circle of prominent wives. In particular the wives of Geriatrix and Fulliautomatix, and an obese lady whose husband is not mentioned, but who appears in many crowd and background scenes in later albums are first seen here.

[edit] In other languages

• German: Streit um Asterix (The Asterix Controversy)
• Italian: Asterix e la zizzania
• Portuguese: A Zaragata
• Spanish: La cizaña
• Polish: Niezgoda

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Associated People	René Goscinny | Albert Uderzo | Anthea Bell | Derek Hockridge | Pierre Tchernia