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* [[Klingon Empire]] | * [[Klingon Empire]] | ||
* [[Tellati]] (TNG Novel: ''Death in Winter'') | |||
** By mid-2370s (TNG Novel: ''Death in Winter'') | |||
* [[United Federation of Planets]] | * [[United Federation of Planets]] | ||
** [[Romulan Neutral Zone|Border]] established 2160 following [[Earth-Romulan War]] (ENT Novel: ''To Brave the Storm'') | ** [[Romulan Neutral Zone|Border]] established 2160 following [[Earth-Romulan War]] (ENT Novel: ''To Brave the Storm'') | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 1 September 2019
Facts
- Full name: Romulan Star Empire
- Center of government: Romulan Senate House, Ki Baratan, Romulus
- Population largely comprised of Romulans
- Subject worlds
Bordering territories
- Klingon Empire
- Tellati (TNG Novel: Death in Winter)
- By mid-2370s (TNG Novel: Death in Winter)
- United Federation of Planets
- Border established 2160 following Earth-Romulan War (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm)
History
- 2311: Withdrawal from interstellar affairs following the Tomed Incident (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
- Occasional, often combative interactions with nearby neutral powers, but no interactions with larger nations outside covert espionage and infiltration
- December 2364: Return to interstellar presence following then-unidentified Borg attacks against outposts along border of Romulan Neutral Zone (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
Political Structure
- Military: Romulan Guard
- Executive
- Praetor practically serves as head of state
- Romulan Praetors
- Officially, the Empire is led by the Emperor/Empress, but by the 22nd century this position is largely ceremonial
- Selected by the Senate Continuing Committee
- National technological development led by Chief Technologist (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
- Praetor practically serves as head of state
- Legislative
- Romulan Senate
- Led by the Proconsul (TNG: "Unification")
- Romulan Proconsuls
- Commonly translated in the 22nd century as "First Consul" (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
- Vice-proconsul (Second Consul) immediately beneath in rank (TNG: "Face of the Enemy"; TNG Short Story: "Turncoats")
- Romulan Senators
- Divided into subject-matter divisions similar to executive departments found in other governments
- Medical Division (VAN Novel: Summon the Thunder)
- Led by the Proconsul (TNG: "Unification")
- Romulan Senate
- Legal framework
- Upon conviction for acts against the state, convicted are granted a public Right of Statement prior to their execution (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm; TOS: "The Enterprise Incident")
- Recorded and publicly broadcast declaration explaining their actions and motives (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm; TOS: "The Enterprise Incident")
- No limitations on length (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm; TOS: "The Enterprise Incident")
- Upon conviction for acts against the state, convicted are granted a public Right of Statement prior to their execution (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm; TOS: "The Enterprise Incident")