On 16/03/2012 13:13, Colin Williams wrote:
On Mar 16, 12:23 pm, wrote:
On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:56:28 -0700 (PDT)

Colin wrote:
On Mar 16, 10:59=A0am, wrote:

387BC? Thats pretty impressive given france as a nation didn't even exist=
until
the middle ages.

B2003

Perhaps it should have said France and its predecessors.

"387 B.C. Battle of Allia. The outnumbered Gauls, led by Brennus,
defeat the army of the Roman Republic led by Quintus Sulpicius and
ultimately go on to sack Rome itself. "

Brennus? Asterix must have been having a day off.

B2003#


Must admit, Asterix was the first thing that came to mind when I
looked that up.


Asterix is set about 300 years later IIRC

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