The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum, and Compendium.

Peace reigns in the small village, where the villagers go about their daily work. Our two heroes, Asterix and Obelix, hunt wild boar, observe the blacksmith's quarrel with the fishmonger, and the village chief circulates around the village square on his shield.

After a successful day of hunting, Asterix and Obelix return to find their village in flames, looted by the Romans! They set out to save their fellow villagers, accompanied by their faithful Dogmatix. Their journey will take them to Normandy, Greece, Switzerland, Egypt, and finally, to Rome, to save the villagers from the clutches of Emperor Caesar...