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It could have been wonderful if they leaned into it and didn't chicken out.
He has lost everything, the only thing he cares about is history. Him being in ancient Rome is the equivalent of a kid in the candy shop.
Shit, who cares about the consistency at this point? Let his final deed be actual history altering.
Make Indiana Jones save the Library of Alexandria. I know it's a bit wonky timeline-wise since it's going to burn only 150 years after the moment in time he is in. But still make up some bullshit. Make Phoebe come back and discover that the Library of Alexandria was preserved, or maybe a large portion of it was copied and buried with a body of man. Professor Johns dies preserving priceless knowledge. Bittersweet and heartbreaking.
Anything is better than this pathetic fucking virgin walk back they did.