Asterix

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Referenced as a comic book series that depicts Vercingetorix throwing his armour down at Caesar's feet, parodying a famous historical image

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Referenced when discussing Caesar's conquest of Gaul and the battle of Alesia - 'anyone who's read Asterix will remember Vercingetorix coming out and dropping his armor on Caesar's feet'

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Tom describes Asterix as a 'gateway drug' into history, particularly ancient history and the Roman conquest of Gaul. He notes that Asterix features a Roman occupation of Gaul with echoes of the Nazi occupation of France, though he was oblivious to this as a child. He also observes that nobody dies in Asterix despite Caesar historically killing and enslaving millions of Gauls, illustrating how distance in time sanitizes violence for children.

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Tom mentions these comics/graphic novels as what got him particularly interested in the Romans