Clermont-Ferrand, or the Gaullish Nemessos. In real life, the main square in Clermont-Ferrand has a statue of Vercingetorix, as opposed to the statue of Caesar in the book. In the wheel factory, Obelix shows a desire for business success: a theme later central to Obelix and Co. Though Vitalstatistix' hydrotherapy according to the comic book takes place in Aquae Calidae (modern Vichy), the first picture on page 10 alludes to the Source Eugénie and the thermal building in Royat where the Romans used the thermal springs for hydrotherapy as well. In the Asterix books, a map of Gaul bears the caption that 'by 50 B.C. all Gaul was occupied by the Romans'; but the historical battle of Alesia took place about the year 52 B.C. It is treated as having occurred at least 15 years before this story; thus placing Asterix in the mid-30s B.C. (though the historical Julius Caesar, a recurring character in these books, had been murdered long before). In Page 9, Vitalstatistix refers to 1 Timothy 5:23, regarding having a little wine for his stomach problems. This book serves as a loose basis for the Sega Mega Drive video game Asterix and the Power of the Gods. In other languages Arabic: أستريكس والترس المختفى Bengali: ঢালের খোঁজে অ্যাসটেরিক্স Catalan: L'escut arvern Croatian: Štit iz Overnje Czech: Asterix a Slavný štít Danish: Asterix Romernes skræk ("Asterix and Obelix, The Scare of the Romans") Dutch: Het ijzeren schild Finnish: Asterix ja kadonnut kilpi ("Asterix and the Missing Shield") German: Asterix und der Arvernerschild Greek: Η ασπίδα της Αρβέρνης Hungarian: Asterix és az auvergne-i pajzs ("Asterix and the Shield of Auvergne") Italian: Asterix e lo scudo degli Arverni Latin: Clipeus Arvernus Norwegian: Asterix og Obelix, Romernes skrekk! ("Asterix and Obelix, The Scare of the Romans") No traditional "Asterix" Polish: Tarcza Arwernów Portuguese: O Escudo de Arverne Romanian: Asterix si Scutul lui Căpeteniei Russian: Астерикс и щит арверна Serbian: Štit iz Arvernije Spanish: El escudo arverno Swedish: Romarnas skräck ("The Scare of the Romans") Turkish: Asteriks Galya Kalkanı Reception On Goodreads, it has a score of 4.15 out of 5. References External links Official English Website Chieftain's Shield, Asterix and the Works originally published in Pilote Literature first published in serial form 1967 graphic novels Works by René Goscinny Comics by Albert Uderzo Depictions of Julius Caesar in comics Cultural depictions of Vercingetorix