The year is 2069. After decades of unprecedented technological progress, humanity is on the brink of achieving interplanetary colonization. Against all odds, SpaceX successfully lands astronauts on the Red Planet.

As the astronauts exit their landing module, they make a discovery that will redefine humanity's understanding of our place in the cosmos. Embedded in the rust-red dust, they find ruins of ancient stone structures - columns, archways, even what appears to be remnants of bathhouses and villas.

The architecture appears unmistakably Roman in style. Carbon dating suggests they are at least 2,000 years old. How did such structures end up on a planet humans have never before visited?

The most incredible theory begins to take shape: ancient Romans somehow achieved interplanetary spaceflight, colonizing Mars in antiquity before ultimately losing the ability to reach the Red Planet.

The ruins represent an "outpost" of the Roman Empire, forgotten for millennia...

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