| Year |
Event |
| 370 |
● [1]
The Vulcans adopt a philosophy of suppressing emotion in favour of logic under the guidance of their greatest leader, Surak. Those Vulcans who reject the teachings of Surak leave the planet and settle on Romulus and Remus. [1]
|
| 2152 |
● [2]
Enterprise wanders into a cloaked minefield; first contact between Humanity and the Romulan Star Empire. [2]
|
| 2154 |
● [3]
Shran's ship, the Kumari, is destroyed, apparently by a Tellarite ship. Further investigation reveals that the attacker was in fact a Romulan drone ship designed to mimic other vessels. [3] Captain Archer is able to gather a multi-species fleet to track down the drone ship. [4] He is ultimately able to destroy it. [5]
|
| 2156 |
● [6]
The Earth/Romulan War begins. [6]
|
| 2160 |
|
| 2266 |
● [8]
The USS Enterprise engages in a prolonged battle with a Romulan bird of Prey which has crossed the Neutral Zone and attacked several Federation outposts. During the battle it is discovered for the first time that the Romulans are descended from the Vulcans who left their planet when Surak's teachings of total logic began to gain widespread support. [8]
|
| 2267 |
● [9]
Romulan, Klingon and Federation governments establish a colony on Nimbus III, The Planet of Galactic Peace. [9]
|
| 2268 |
● [10]
Captain Kirk orders the USS Enterprise to cross the border into Romulan space, apparently acting irrationally as a result of stress. The ship is quickly surrounded by Romulan battlecruisers, who order it to surrender. Kirk reveals to his crew that he is acting on Federation orders, having faked his condition in order to allow the Federation deniability if the mission failed. Kirk is successful in stealing one of the Romulan cloaking devices and returning with it, a major intelligence coup for the Federation. [10]
|
| 2271 |
● [11]
Klingon forces under the command of Kor win a stunning victory over the Romulans at Klach D'kel Brakt. [11]
|
| 2278 |
● [12]
Pardek becomes a member of the Romulan senate. [12]
|
| 2292 |
● [13]
An alliance between the Klingon and Romulan Empires collapses, leaving the two as blood enemies for seventy five years. [14]
|
| 2311 |
● [15]
The Tomed Incident leads to the loss of thousands of lives. This marks the last significant contact between the Federation and the Romulan Empire until 2364. [15]
● [16]
The Treaty of Algeron is signed, redefining the Romulan Neutral Zone and banning the Federation from developing cloaking devices. [16]
|
| 2344 |
● [17]
The Klingon Narendra III outpost is destroyed by a fleet of four Romulan warbirds. The Enterprise-C sacrifices itself in defence of the outpost. Although the ship fails to save the planet, the act is regarded as a highly honourable one by the Klingons and serves to greatly diffuse the recent high tensions between the two powers. In the aftermath of the battle, an alternate timeline version of Natasha Yar is captured by the Romulans. A Romulan General takes a liking to her, and she agrees to be his consort in return for the lives of the other Enterprise-C survivors being spared. [17]
|
| 2346 |
● [18]
The Romulans attack the Khitomer outpost. An infant Worf is rescued from the aftermath by Sergei Rozhenko, a Starfleet officer who subsequently adopts him. [18]
|
| 2364 |
● [19]
The Borg make their first attack on the Federation, destroying several outposts near the Romulan border. The Romulans re-establish diplomatic ties with the Federation. [19]
|
| 2366 |
● [20]
The wreckage of a Romulan scout ship and an injured Romulan survior are discovered on Galornden Core, a planet in Federation space. Lieutenant Commander La Forge is trapped on the planet when the away team beam up; Captain Picard refuses to return the Romulan to his government until his investigation is complete and La Forge found. The Romulan's condition is worsened when Lieutenant Worf refuses to donate blood for his treatment, which ultimately causes the Romulan prisoner to die in Federation custody. Although this heightens tensions with the Romulans, Picard is able to diffuse the situation. [20]
● [15]
Romulan Admiral Jarok defects to the Federation, bringing warning that the Romulan Empire has built a secret military base in the neutral zone. Jarok proves to be acting on disinformation given to him by Romulan intelligence to test his loyalty and set a trap for the Enterprise-D. Captain Picard is able to resolve the situation peacefully with a ruse of his own. In the aftermath, Jork commits suicide. [15]
|
| 2367 |
● [21]
Geordi La Forge is kidnapped by Romulans whilst on the way to a conference. Brainwashed, he is returned to the Enterprise-D as part of a plot to stir conflict between the Federation and the Klingon Empire over the Klingon colony of Krios. The plot is foiled and Klingon Ambassador Kell's part in it revealed. In the aftermath, Counsellor Troi assists La Forge in recovering from the experience. [21]
|
| 2368 |
● [22]
After discovering that the Romulans are assisting the Duras family, Starfleet sends a fleet to the Romulan-Klingon border commanded by Captain Picard. The fleet is successful in preventing Romulan border crossings. Gowron's forces defeat the Duras family, although the sisters Lursa and B'Etor escape. [22]
● [23]
Spock goes to Romulus without authorisation in order to work undercover toward the goal of re-unification. Captain Picard and Lieutenant Commander Data are sent to Romulus in a Klingon Bird of Prey to investigate. [23]
● [24]
Captain Picard is able to make contact with Ambassador Spock on Romulus and, with his help, warn the Federation of a Romulan plot to invade Vulcan. With this warning, the Enterprise-D is able to turn back the invasion force. The success is tempered by the death of Spock's father, Sarek, who has long been suffering from Bendi syndrome. [24]
● [25]
The Enterprise-D assists a disabled Romulan vessel. It is discovered that the ship was testing a new phase cloaking device, which briefly causes Geordi La Forge and Ro to become phased. They are able to recover from the effect. [25]
|
| 2369 |
● [26]
Worf investigates a rumour that a group of Klingons survived the Khittomer attack and are held captive by the Romulans. [27] Although he discovers that the rumour is largely true, his father is not amongst the survivors. [26]
● [28]
Professor Galen visits the Enterprise-D. After the visit, Galen is attacked and killed by a Yridian ship. Captain Picard takes up the last investigation Galen was engaged on, discovering an ancient message left by the first Humanoid beings in our galaxy. Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians also engage in the attempt to discover the message. [28]
● [29]
The Enterprise-D is stranded in a frozen moment of time due to an accident whilst assisting a Romulan Warbird in distress. Captain Picard, returning to the ship from a conference, is able to free it. [29]
|
| 2370 |
● [30]
Captain Picard and Commander Riker discover that Arctus Baran's mercenary group is being manipulated by Romulan agent Tallera, who is seeking to gain control of a telepathic weapon. They are able to foil Tallera's plans. [30]
|
| 2371 |
● [31]
Voyager discovers a micro-wormhole which leads to the Alpha Quadrant. Although they are able to communicate with a Romulan vessel through the link, the wormhole proves to have a temporal shift - with the other end in 2349. [31]
● [32]
Chief O'Brien suffers a dose of radiation poisoning. In the aftermath, he begins to exhibit strange jumps in time. This proves to be a result of an interaction between the radiation and the quantum singularity of a cloaked Warbird orbiting the station, part of a Romulan plot to destroy Deep Space Nine and close the wormhole. O'Brien is killed as events unfold, and replaced by another version of himself from a parallel timeline. [32]
● [33]
A bomb destroys Garak's tailor shop on Deep Space Nine. During the investigation, it becomes clear that a conspiracy involving the Romaulans and Cardassians is in progress, with the intent of attacking the Founder's homeworld in the Gamma Quadrant. [33]
● [34]
Garak briefly rejoins the Obsidian Order for the joint Cardassian/Romulan attack on the Founder's home world. The attack proves to be a trap, and the entire fleet is annhilated by the Jem'Fadar. Garak and Odo are able to escape. [34]
|
| 2374 |
● [35]
The Romulans join the war against the Dominion. [35]
|
| 2379 |
● [36]
Shinzon assassinates the Romulan senate and siezes control of the Empire. [36]
● [37]
The USS Titan, under the command of Captain Riker, visits the planet Romulus in the aftermath of Shinzon's attempted coup. During the mission the Titan is swept to the Small Magellanic Cloud after being swept into the spatial rift created by the destruction of Shinzon's Thalaron weapon. There they encounter the Neyel [38], a species of genetically enhanced Humans discovered by Captain Sulu in 2298. [39]
|
| 2385 |
● [40]
Picard makes many visits to the planet Vashti, in the beta quadrant, helping to relocate Romulans assisted by the Qowat Milat. [40]
● [41]
Picard resigns from Starfleet and retires to run his family wine business. He is angry that the Federation won't continue with his plan to rescue the Romulans from their impending supernova. [41]
|
| 2399 |
● [42]
The Romulan fleet arrives at Coppelius ready to destroy the resident androids. [42]
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