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Julius Caesar and Cleopatra were talking in the palace of the Pharaoh. Caesar said that the Egyptians were already in decline. Cleopatra indignantly replied that to show that the Egyptians were the same who built the pyramids, temples headlights and you build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Caesar replied that if I did recognize I was wrong.

Edifis summoned Cleopatra, the best architect of Alexandria, and ordered the construction of the palace within the prescribed period, whether it met the gold cover, but if the launch failed to crocodiles. The architect, after thinking, undertook a journey to a village gala where to get asked by Getafix.

Edifis told his friend Getafix the task and the problem I had and asked him to help him with his magical powers. Getafix introduced him to his friends Asterix and Obelix and told him it would help just glad he intended to consult a papyrus in the library of Alexandria. Asterix and Obelix also said they would.

The Egyptian were informed that a ship was waiting in the harbor. The village chief, Vitalstatistix, and several villagers were to fire up the coast. They sailed on the ship's captain Piramidix. During the trip, told Edifis in Egypt should be careful Artifis, architect of the competition, which would fail in the execution of the work. They were intercepted by pirates ever, realizing that on the ship were the two Gauls, preferred to sink his boat again. At anchor in Alexandria were guided by the light of the lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the world, as I said Edifis.

In Alexandria's friends Gauls were presented to Cleopatra Edifis then took them home, a palace built for him. There were presented with Otis, a scribe who spoke all languages ​​living and had learned the craft of writing to a correspondence course.

Construction of the palace progressing at a normal pace, but tried Artifis workers went on strike, Getafix to accelerate magic potion given to what the palace greatly advanced. Artifis entrusted his employee Nexusis that would prevent the arrival of stones to build the palace.

Edifis learned Asterix maneuver and decided that they would go to find the stones. On the journey down the Nile visiting the Sphinx, which dropped the nose Obelix him for wanting to get on top. The Pyramids were locked, Getafix first gave him to drink some magic potion to Obelix to open the door of the chamber in which were locked, Idefix helped them find the way through the maze of corridors of the pyramid.

The Gauls came to Alexandria with the cargo of stones. Artifis desperate to stop the play Cleopatra devised to send a poisoned cake, like a gift from the Gauls. The palace taster found it, but the Gauls gave him an antidote and got rid of the pie. Artifis Edifis kidnapped, the Gauls and forced encuentraron Artifis Nexusis and his servant to them to work in the construction of the palace so as not to denounce the queen.

Julius Caesar sent his Egyptian spy, Ginfis, to find out how was the progress of the palace. This told him that, thanks to the three Gauls, which gave him a magic potion to workers, the work would be completed on time. Caesar the Gauls immediately identified with the village invincible.

Caesar, to see what force, made his legionnaire Paquetelargus, the strongest of the legion in Egypt, faced with Ginfis it took the magic potion and this was defeated by a single punch. Caesar decided to besiege the palace and demanded the surrender of the Gauls or destroy the palace. They refused and sent a message to the queen, by Idefix, informing him of what was happening. Corus, the head of the Legionaries, used to war machine to attack them.

Finally, Cleopatra Caesar showed him that it was not fair play, this raised the siege and also had his men to repair the damage. Edifis was covered with gold by the queen, gave Getafix manuscripts of his library at Alexandria and also provided him with his galley particular to return to Gaul.

In the village, as usual, they were greeted as heroes and entertained with the usual banquet.

Asterix Volumenes (1959)

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Dargaud

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