With Alix, Jacques Martin has built an original and unique work, a true reference for lovers of the history of Antiquity. In the series of the "Antique Costume", the contemporary world of Alix is approached in an original way, since it is through his dress habits and his costume that the author describes him. More particularly in this third volume, Alix travels among the ancient traditional peoples, such as the Romans who are very present throughout this volume, and continues his journey among the Egyptians of the lower epoch, the Ptolemaic era and the Roman period. Alix meets local populations, for example the Gallo-Romans, but also civilizations less known to the general public, such as Meroe, Napata, but also the Sassanides, the Cypriots and many others.