Asterix and the Chariot Race of the known world. Julius Caesar endorses the race but insists that a Roman must win for the sake of unity across the Italic Peninsula. In Gaul, Asterix and Obelix are taking Geriatrix to a dentist at a market in Darioritum, when a sibyl predicts Obelix will become a champion charioteer. Obelix then buys a sports chariot on credit, quits his menhir business and joins the trans-Italic race, accompanied by Asterix and Dogmatix. Over the course of the race, they encounter a range of competitors from other lands, as well as the people and cuisines of Ancient Italy. Only five
Adhemar (comic book character) Adhemar (comic book character) Adhemar is a Flemish comic book character. He is the son of Nero in the eponymous Belgian comic strip series "The Adventures of Nero" by Marc Sleen and one of the main protagonists. He is a child prodigy who is both a professor as well as an inventor. His full title is "doctor professor Adhemar". He is easily recognizable due to his baret and tuxedo. The Belgian comic book award Bronzen Adhemar has been named after him. Adhemar made his debut in "De Zoon van Nero" ("The Son of Nero") (1959), in which he is also