Now is the time for Asterix to meet Cleopetra, the queen of Alexandria, also famous for her elegant nose and strangely nose seems to get the better part of the story as it offers a plausible explanation of how the nose of the Sphinx came to be broken. 
In this adventure Asterix and Obelix escorts Getafix to Alexandria on the request of Edifis, an architect who had been assigned the duty to build a palace for Caesar in three months. Not only is the period short but there was the added trouble of the rival architect Artifis who always creates much trouble by delaying the work. Also Caesar did not want the palace to be built in time so as to lose his bet on the building’s completion date and thus employs his army to demolish it. 
So it required the brain of Getafix, assisted with the muscle of Obelix and the wit of Asterix to get the job done in time and also to keep off Artifis and the Roman army from creating much trouble. It is as usual fun-filled but the comical hieroglyphics add to the humour of the texts more than many other pieces. Also this the first instance that we see Getafix allowing a few drops of magic potion to Obelix but when you consider breaking the stone walls of pyramid, this was really an emergency situation! Dogmatix also plays a good part in this adventure and he too gets the pat in the back for that.
In this adventure Asterix and Obelix escorts Getafix to Alexandria on the request of Edifis, an architect who had been assigned the duty to build a palace for Caesar in three months. Not only is the period short but there was the added trouble of the rival architect Artifis who always creates much trouble by delaying the work. Also Caesar did not want the palace to be built in time so as to lose his bet on the building’s completion date and thus employs his army to demolish it. 
So it required the brain of Getafix, assisted with the muscle of Obelix and the wit of Asterix to get the job done in time and also to keep off Artifis and the Roman army from creating much trouble. It is as usual fun-filled but the comical hieroglyphics add to the humour of the texts more than many other pieces. Also this the first instance that we see Getafix allowing a few drops of magic potion to Obelix but when you consider breaking the stone walls of pyramid, this was really an emergency situation! Dogmatix also plays a good part in this adventure and he too gets the pat in the back for that.
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