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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."

Remus was the inhabited third planet of the Romulan system, which was located in Sector Z-6 of the Alpha Quadrant. It was tidally locked to its parent star and the homeworld of the Remans, a humanoid species subject to the Romulans.

The location of Remus in the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293. (TOS: "Balance of Terror", display graphic; DS9: "The Search, Part II"; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, production art; Star Trek Nemesis)

Further information

Geographical

Remus was tidally locked, with one hemisphere always facing its primary while the other always faces away from it. The civilization of the Remans was located on the night side.

Political and historical

Remus and Romulus were the major worlds of the Romulan Star Empire, one of the great powers in the Alpha Quadrant. Remus was an important dilithium source and site of heavy weapons construction. Being forced to work in the dilithium mines, the Remans were regarded as an undesired caste in Romulan society but also had the reputation of being formidable warriors. In 2379, Shinzon, a Human clone imprisoned on Remus, became Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire by a coup d'état involving the murder of almost the entire Romulan Senate. However, Shinzon's subsequent plans to annihilate Earth were thwarted by the Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

In 2387, the Romulan system was devastated by a supernova, completely destroying Romulus. (Star Trek)

Given the scale of destruction caused by the supernova, it is likely Remus was also destroyed.

Appendices

References

TOS: "Balance of Terror"

Appearances

ENT: "The Aenar" (uncertain)
TNG: "The Defector" (uncertain)
Star Trek Nemesis

Background information

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.

When it came time for scriptwriter John Logan to pitch his idea for a Star Trek film (which ultimately became Star Trek Nemesis) to Rick Berman, Logan initially spoke about revealing more of Remus than had been seen up to that point. Logan was inspired by the fact that the planet had never been fully shown on-screen before and that very little information had been established about it. Though Berman was at first baffled as to what Remus was, the idea of actually depicting the planet eventually won his approval. "He loved that idea, once he knew what it was," Logan recalled, laughing. "So I'm really proud that I was able to go into the Trek mythology and add a part about what the Romulan Empire is." (Star Trek Monthly issue 99, p. 31)

File:Romulan drone-ships near Romulus.jpg

The two Romulan drone-ships rising from what could have been intended to be Remus

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 was supposed to show Remus or merely another asteroid or moon.

Valley of Chula, remastered — The sky over Romulus showing two planetary bodies, one of which might be Remus

In "The Defector", two planetary bodies are shown in the Romulan sky, one of which might be Remus, which would make the other a moon of either Romulus or Remus. Alternatively, both might be moons.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pgs. 55, 66), Remus was a Q-class planet. The official name of the uniglobal government was the Reman Colonies. The dominant species were the humanoid Romulans and Remans. Remus was in or near the Romulan War Theater of Operations (2156-60).

Apocrypha

According to the CD-ROM game Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, the "Remmens" are the inhabitants of Remus III and that rebellions in the 2260s were a major problem for the empire.

In some Star Trek novels, Romulus was called ch'Rihan and Remus was ch'Havran. The Romulans are the Rihannsu, and Remus was said to be the more temperate of the two planets.

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-{{Disambiguate|the founder of the city of Rome|Romulus and Remus}}
+{{disambiguation|the founder of the city of Rome|Romulus and Remus}}
 ''"[[Shinzon]] and his followers will be met with all deliberate force and sent back to that black rock they came from."''
 :- [[Hiren|Praetor Hiren]] ({{film|10}})
-'''Remus''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]]. This was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Reman]]s, a [[humanoid]] [[species]] enslaved by the [[Romulan]]s. It was the [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] in the [[Romulan system|Romulan]] planetary [[star system|system]]. This system was located in [[Sector Z-6]], which was a region of [[space]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. The planet was affiliated with the [[Romulan Star Empire]].
+'''Remus''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] of the [[Romulan system]], which was located in [[Sector Z-6]] of the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. It was [[tidal locking|tidally locked]] to its parent [[star]] and the [[homeworld]] of the [[Reman]]s, a [[humanoid]] [[species]] subject to the [[Romulan]]s.
 The location of Remus in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted on a [[Federation]] [[star chart]] in [[2293]]. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}}, ''display graphic''; {{DS9|The Search, Part II}}; {{film|6}}, ''production art''; {{film|10}})
 == Further information ==
-=== Historical ===
 [[File:RemusMine.jpg|thumb|The pit of a [[dilithium]] mine]]
+=== Geographical ===
-After [[Romulus]] was settled by a group of [[Vulcan]] dissenters over a millennium ago, the settlers turned their attention to the inhabited Remus. They conquered this unforgiving world and enslaved the indigenous population. The slaves were put to work as miners and the exploitation of Remus for its rich [[dilithium]] sources began. Over time, the Romulans put the slaves to work building heavy weapons. The Remans were regarded as an undesired caste in Romulan society.
+Remus was [[tidal locking|tidally locked]], with one hemisphere always facing its [[star|primary]] while the other always faces away from it. The civilization of the Remans was located on the night side.
-=== Political ===
+=== Political and historical ===
-Remus and Romulus were the major worlds of the Romulan Star Empire, one of the great powers in the Alpha Quadrant. 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]].
+Remus and Romulus were the major worlds of the [[Romulan Star Empire]], one of the great powers in the Alpha Quadrant. Remus was an important [[dilithium]] source and site of heavy weapons construction. Being forced to work in the dilithium mines, the Remans were regarded as an undesired caste in Romulan society but also had the reputation of being formidable warriors. In [[2379]], [[Shinzon]], a [[Human]] [[clone]] imprisoned on Remus, became [[Praetor]] of the [[Romulan Star Empire]] by a [[coup d'état]] involving the murder of almost the entire [[Romulan Senate]]. However, Shinzon's subsequent plans to annihilate [[Earth]] were thwarted by the [[Starfleet]] [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]].
+In [[2387]], the Romulan system was devastated by a [[Supernova of 2387|supernova]], completely destroying Romulus. ({{film|11}})
-{{bginfo|According to the CD-ROM game ''[[Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (PC)|Star Trek: 25th Anniversary]]'', the "Remmens" are the inhabitants of Remus III and that rebellions in the [[2260s]] were a major problem for the empire.}}
+{{bginfo|Given the scale of destruction caused by the supernova, it is likely Remus was also destroyed.}}
-=== Geographical ===
-Remus was [[tidal locking|tidally locked]], with one hemisphere always facing its [[star|primary]] while the other always faces away from it. The civilization of the Remans was located on the night side.
 == Appendices ==
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 === Appearances ===
-* {{ENT|The Aenar}}
+* {{ENT|The Aenar}} (uncertain)
+* {{TNG|The Defector}} (uncertain)
 * {{film|10}}
 <gallery>
-File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Remus on "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart
+File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Remus on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
 File: Romulan Neutral Zone map.jpg|Star Sector Z-6: The location of the Romulan star system
 File:Romulan system map.jpg|A map of the Romulan star system, featuring [[Romulus]] and [[Remus]], ''not to scale''
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 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.
+When it came time for scriptwriter [[John Logan]] to pitch his idea for a [[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' film]] (which ultimately became ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'') to [[Rick Berman]], Logan initially spoke about revealing more of Remus than had been seen up to that point. Logan was inspired by the fact that the planet had never been fully shown on-screen before and that very little information had been established about it. Though Berman was at first baffled as to what Remus was, the idea of actually depicting the planet eventually won his approval. "''He loved that idea, once he knew what it was,''" Logan recalled, laughing. "''So I'm really proud that I was able to go into the ''[[Star Trek|Trek]]'' mythology and add a part about what the Romulan Empire is.''" ({{STM|99}}, p. 31)
-[[File:Romulan drone-ships near Romulus.jpg|thumb|The two Romulan drone-ships rising from what could have been intended to be Remus.]]
-In {{e|The Aenar}}, the two [[Romulan drone-ship]]s are seen departing a planetary body without an atmosphere with Romulus being visible in the background. It remains unclear whether the scene was supposed to show Remus or merely another asteroid or moon.
+[[File:Romulan drone-ships near Romulus.jpg|thumb|The two Romulan drone-ships rising from what could have been intended to be Remus]]
-In {{TOS|Balance of Terror}}, a symbol for [[Romii]] on the star chart may refer to the planet Remus.
+In {{e|The Aenar}}, the two [[Romulan drone-ship]]s are seen departing [[Unnamed_moons#Romulus_or_Remus_moon.28s.29|a planetary body without an atmosphere]], with Romulus being visible in the background. It remains unclear whether the scene was supposed to show Remus or merely another asteroid or moon.
+[[File:Valley of Chula, remastered.jpg|thumb|The sky over Romulus showing two planetary bodies, one of which might be Remus]]
-==== "The Explored Galaxy" ====
+In {{e|The Defector}}, [[Unnamed_moons#Romulus_or_Remus_moon.28s.29|two planetary bodies]] are shown in the Romulan sky, one of which might be Remus, which would make the other a moon of either Romulus or Remus. Alternatively, both might be moons.
-"The Explored Galaxy" was a map of charted space in the Alpha Quadrant. The chart was also seen in several ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes set in the [[24th century]], from the year [[2364]] to [[2370]]. These were {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|The Emissary|The Mind's Eye|The Game}}, and {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}}.
+According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pgs. 55, 66), Remus was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|Q-class planet]]. The official name of the uniglobal government was the Reman Colonies. The dominant species were the [[humanoid]] Romulans and Remans. Remus was in or near the Romulan War Theater of Operations (2156-60).
-==== ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ====
-Remus was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|Q-class planet]]. The official name of the uniglobal government was the Reman Colonies. The dominant species were the [[humanoid]] Romulans and Remans. Remus was in or near the Romulan War Theater of Operations (2156-60). (pgs. 55, 66)
 === Apocrypha ===
-In some non-canon ''Star Trek'' novels, Romulus was called ch'Rihan and Remus was ch'Havran.  The Romulans are the Rihannsu, and Remus was said to be the more temperate of the two planets.
+According to the CD-ROM game ''[[Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (PC)|Star Trek: 25th Anniversary]]'', the "Remmens" are the inhabitants of Remus III and that rebellions in the [[2260s]] were a major problem for the empire.
+In some ''Star Trek'' novels, Romulus was called ch'Rihan and Remus was ch'Havran. The Romulans are the Rihannsu, and Remus was said to be the more temperate of the two planets.
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