Temple of Janus

E499929

ancient Roman temple religious sanctuary

The Temple of Janus was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the two-faced god of beginnings and transitions, whose doors were symbolically opened in times of war and closed in times of peace.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Temple of Janus (Autun)	1
Temple of Janus in Rome	1
Temples of Janus	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ religious sanctuary ⓘ
architecturalType	sanctuary with gates rather than a large cella ⓘ
associatedConcept	beginnings ⓘ endings ⓘ passage of time ⓘ transitions ⓘ
associatedDeityAspect	two-faced god Janus NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman peace ⓘ Roman state rituals ⓘ Roman warfare ⓘ
culturalSignificance	emblem of Roman foreign policy ⓘ emblem of Roman order and stability ⓘ
culture	Ancient Roman ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Janus NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicationType	state cult ⓘ
doorControl	Roman authorities ⓘ
doorOrientation	facing east-west ⓘ
doorStateInPeace	closed ⓘ
doorStateInWar	open ⓘ
feature	double doors ⓘ
function	sanctuary for the god Janus ⓘ
governingAuthority	Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman magistrates ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo	Roman declarations of war ⓘ Roman military campaigns ⓘ Roman treaties of peace ⓘ
locatedIn	Roman Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
mentionedBy	Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalRole	indicator of Rome’s military status ⓘ
religion	Roman religion ⓘ
ritualPractice	closing of doors in times of peace ⓘ opening of doors in times of war ⓘ
status	no longer extant ⓘ
symbolicMeaningOfDoors	closed doors signified Rome at peace ⓘ open doors signified Rome at war ⓘ
symbolism	beginnings and transitions ⓘ war and peace ⓘ
visibility	publicly visible sign of war or peace ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Janus Geminus (probable) → category → Temple of Janus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temples of Janus

The Consequences of War → depicts → Temple of Janus ⓘ

Autun → hasLandmark → Temple of Janus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Janus (Autun)

Janus → worshipPlace → Temple of Janus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Janus in Rome