Romulus
From Star Trek Online Geekipedia
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| Romulus | |
| Class: | M |
| Type: | Planet |
| Satellites: | At least one, name unknown |
| Location: | Beta Quadrant |
| Star System: | Romulan System |
| Species of Note: | Romulans |
| Faction Affiliation: | Romulan Star Empire |
Romulus was the Class M homeworld of the Romulan species and capital of the Romulan Star Empire.
- The book Star Trek: Star Charts appears to suggest that Romulus orbits a star obscured from Earth by Epsilon Phoenicis.
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Historical
Romulus was the home of the Romulans, who were an offshoot species of the Vulcans. During the 4th century, a group of Vulcans left their homeworld Vulcan and settled the planets Calder II, Dessica II, Draken IV, Yadalla Prime and Barradas III. This civilization, called the Debrune, was regarded as a predecessor of the Romulan Star Empire. After their odyssey, which lasted for centuries, the Vulcans finally reached Romulus, a planet that matched all their needs and seemed as a perfect place to begin a new civilization.
Political
Romulus and Remus were the major worlds of the Romulan Star Empire, one of the mightiest powers in the Alpha Quadrant and Beta Quadrants.
On Romulus is the Capital City of the Romulan Star Empire where the Hall of State is situated. The Imperial Romulan Senate meets there.
Geographical
Romulus is a temperate Class M planet, which harbors numerous large lakes and oceans. Although both planets orbit their central star, Romulus and Remus were often referred to as twin planets.
Cities and towns
- Rateg
- Krocton Segment
Geographical features
- Apnex Sea
- Gal Gath'thong
- Valley of Chula
Zoological
- Set'leth
Appendices
Background
In Roman mythology, Romulus and his brother Remus were known as the brothers who founded the city of Rome. Romulus became the first king after killing his brother. The relation between the planets of Romulus and Remus reflect this.
Apocrypha
- In some Star Trek novels, the capital city of Romulus is called Ra'tleihfi, and in others as as Ki Bataran.
- In some Star Trek novels, Romulus is called ch'Rihan and Remus is ch'Havran. The Romulans are the Rihannsu, and Remus is said to be the more temperate of the two planets.
