Romulus was one of the mythical founders of Rome.
Romulus may also refer to:
People
editPersons with the given name
edit- Romulus Silvius (said to r. 873-854 BC), purported ancestor of the founder of Rome.
- Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor
- Valerius Romulus (Divus Romulus), deified son of the Roman emperor Maxentius
- (Procopius?) Romulus, son of the Western Roman emperor Anthemius
- Romulus (fabulist)
- Romulus (martyr) (died 117), Christian martyr during the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan
- St. Romulus of Genoa, bishop of Genoa
- St. Romulus of Fiesole
- Romulus, martyr (see Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions)
- Romulus Bărbulescu, Romanian writer
- Romulus Buia, Romanian footballer
- Romulus Cioflec, Romanian journalist
- Romulus Gabor, Romanian footballer
- Romulus Linney, American playwright, father of Laura Linney
- Romulus Miclea, Romanian footballer
- Romulus Vereș, Romanian serial killer
Persons with the surname
edit- Ray Romulus, music producer
- Flavius Romulus (died 351), Roman politician
Fictional characters
edit- Romulus (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
- Romulus Thread, a Hunger Games character
Places
edit- Romulus Glacier, Rymill Bay, Graham Land, Antarctica; a glacier
- Mount Romulus, Little Elbow River Valley, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada; a mountain
- Romulus (moon), a moon of the asteroid 87 Sylvia in the Main Asteroid Belt
- 10386 Romulus, a Main Belt asteroid
- Temple of Romulus, Rome, Italy
Places in the United States
edit- Romulus, Michigan, a city
- Romulus, New York, a town in Seneca County, New York
- Romulus (CDP), New York, a hamlet and census-designated place in Seneca County, New York
- Romulus, Alabama, a community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Fictional locations
edit- Hut of Romulus, the mythical dwelling of the first king of Rome
- Romulus (Star Trek), the fictional homeworld of the Romulans in Star Trek
- Weyland-Yutani Romulus, a fictional space station, a component space station with WY Remus in the compound station WY Renaissance; one of the primary settings of the 2024 film Alien: Romulus
Arts, entertainment, media
edit- Romulus (album), by Ex Deo, 2009
Stage and screen
edit- Romulus (Dumas play), an 1854 play by Alexandre Dumas, père
- Romulus (opera), a 2007 comic opera by Louis Karchin, based on Dumas' play
- Romulus (TV series), a 2020 Italian TV-series
- Alien: Romulus, American science fiction horror film and a standalone installment in the Alien franchise
Groups, organizations
edit- Romulus F.C., a non-league football team based in Castle Vale, England
- Romulus Films, a British film production company
Transport
edit- Romulus, a South Devon Railway 0-6-0ST steam locomotive; see South Devon Railway Remus class
Ships
edit- HMS Romulus, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy
- French ship Romulus, the name of two ships of France
- French ship Romulus (1812), ship of the line of the French Navy
- Romulus-class destroyer, a Swedish Royal Navy shipclass
- HSwMS Romulus (27), ex-Spica, destroyer of the Royal Swedish Navy
Other
edit- Romulus (donkey), world's tallest donkey as certified by Guinness World Records
- Romulus (beetle), a genus of beetle in the family Cerambycidae
- Romulus (modelling kernel), a CAD software component
- Romulus (typeface), a font