The Origin of Empire

From Republic to Empire: Charting Rome's epic conquest, civil wars, and the rise of Caesar and Augustus.

From the sixteenth century, classical texts enabled Scottish and English authors and artists to imagine the character and appearance of their forebears and to consider the relevance of these ideas to their contemporaries.

In 1939, an intrepid reporter in New York City makes a connection between the story she's covering - of famous scientists suddenly disappearing around the world, and a recent attack on the city by giant robots. Determined to find the solution to these happenings, she seeks the help of her ex-boyfriend, the captain of a mercenary legion of pilots. The two are investigating the case when the robots attack the city again, though in a stroke of luck, Sky Captain's friend Dex is able to locate their source.