Ref: posting 8th May - couldn't copy and paste the fragment - re comparing alien races to different races/nationalities..

I like to think that the different races 'Romulans', 'Klingons' reflected different societies throughout history. For example the similarities between Romulan Society and the Roman Empire (Senates, Slavery - Remans, the equivalent of an emporer), and surely the name can't be a coincidence. I haven't got my head round the other parallel societies yet...