In an attempt to wipe out a Gaulish village, Caesar plans to build an estate next to it to absorb the villagers into Roman culture.The project is led by the architect Squaronthehypotenus, who orders an army of slaves of various nationalities to pull down the trees in the forest. With the help of Getafix's magic, Asterix and Obelix plant acorns that grow into mature oak trees instantly.
René Goscinny was a French comics editor and writer of Polish descent, who is best known internationally for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris (considered the series' golden age) and Iznogoud with Jean Tabary. He also authored a series of children's books known as "Le Petit Nicolas" series (Little Nicolas). Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, to a family of Jewish immigrants from Poland.
