Remus
Type:	Planet
Native Species:	Reman
Location:	Romulan system Beta Quadrant
Affiliation:	Romulan Star Empire

For the founder of the city of Rome, please see Romulus and Remus.

"Shinzon and his followers will be met with all deliberate force and sent back to that black rock they came from."

- Praetor Hiren (Star Trek Nemesis)

Remus was the third of four planets in the Romulan system, home of the Remans and sister planet to Romulus.

Contents 1 Astronomical data 1.1 Location 1.2 Names 1.3 Moons 2 Further information 2.1 Historical 2.2 Political 2.3 Geographical 3 Appendices 3.1 References 3.2 Appearances 3.3 Background information 3.4 External link

Astronomical dataEdit

Location Edit

• Beta Quadrant
  • Romulan system

Names Edit

• Remus

Moons Edit

• None

Further information Edit

Historical Edit

After Romulus was settled by a group of Vulcan dissenters over a millennium ago, Remus was slowly colonized and soon the exploitation of its rich dilithium sources began. The Remans, either a native species of Remus or the descendants of Romulan settlers, or descendants of both, are since regarded as an undesired caste in Romulan society and were forced to labor in the planet's dilithium mines. Since the Reman dayside is far too hot to be colonized, the Remans' bodies are adapted to the harsh environmental conditions on the night side. Their appearance and senses are the result of adaptation to eternal Reman night.

Political Edit

Remus and Romulus were the major worlds of the Romulan Star Empire, one of the powers in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. However, Remus and its inhabitants had been excluded from Romulan politics until 2379, when Shinzon, a Human clone imprisoned on Remus, became Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire by a coup d'état. However, his plans to annihilate Earth and to crush the Romulan government were thwarted by the Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Geographical Edit

Remus was tidally locked, with one hemisphere always facing its primary while the other always faces away from it.

The conditions on the night side were adequate for a colonization, whereas the day side of Remus was permanently exposed to the Romulan sun. Although both planets orbited their central star, Romulus and Remus were often referred to as twin planets.

Appendices Edit

References Edit

• TOS: "Balance of Terror"

Appearances Edit

• ENT: "The Aenar"
• Star Trek Nemesis

Background information Edit

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. See Romulus and Remus. This would indicate that Romulus and Remus, along with Romulan, Reman, were names drawn from Earth mythology, not their own terms, which makes sense because the Romulan/Reman languages are different. There is ample precedent, as many peoples on Earth call themselves by different names than those which others use for them.

In "The Aenar", the two Romulan drone-ships are seen departing a planetary body without an atmosphere with Romulus being visible in the background. It remains unclear whether the scene is supposed to show Remus or merely another asteroid or moon.

In TOS: "Balance of Terror", a symbol for Romii on the star chart may refer to the planet Remus.

In some non-canon 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.

External link Edit

• Remus at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works