A brilliant historian and a skeptical scientist travel back to Ancient Rome to uncover a hidden conspiracy, but their presence in the past leads to unintended consequences and a dystopian future, forcing them to grapple with the ethical implications of their actions.
Protagonist: A brilliant historian who has always been fascinated by Ancient Rome; Deuteragonist: A skeptical scientist who invents a time-travel device and reluctantly agrees to accompany the protagonist on their journey.
The protagonist and deuteragonist must navigate the dangerous political intrigue of Ancient Rome as they try to uncover a hidden conspiracy that could change the course of history.
In the end, the protagonist and deuteragonist successfully uncover the conspiracy and prevent a major historical event from being altered. However, they realize that their presence in Ancient Rome has already caused some unintended consequences in the timeline. As they return to the present, they must grapple with the ethical implications of their actions and decide how to move forward with the knowledge they have gained.
Twist: The protagonist and deuteragonist discover that the scientist's time-travel device was actually created by a future version of the protagonist, who had traveled back in time to change history. As they return to the present, they realize that they have inadvertently set off a chain of events that will lead to a dystopian future. Now, they must find a way to undo the damage they have caused and restore the timeline to its original state.