Ianus Geminus
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Ianus Geminus is a specific aspect of the Roman god Janus associated with the double-doored shrine in the Roman Forum whose open or closed doors symbolized war or peace.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman deity
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aspect of Roman god ⓘ cult title of Janus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Janus
NERFINISHED
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Roman Forum Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman peace ⓘ Roman rituals of war declaration ⓘ Roman state religion ⓘ Roman triumphal celebrations ⓘ Roman warfare ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Roman Senate decisions on war and peace
ⓘ
Roman military campaigns ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Forum Romanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultFunction | indicator of Rome's war or peace status ⓘ |
| cultStatus | state cult ⓘ |
| doorStateMeaning |
closed doors signify peace
ⓘ
open doors signify war ⓘ |
| etymology | Geminus means twin or double in Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect | double-doored shrine ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Janus in Roman mythology
NERFINISHED
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Roman gods NERFINISHED ⓘ war and peace deities ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Janus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched passage
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open-ended passage ⓘ two doors ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Roman Forum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName |
Ianus Geminus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ianus Quirinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Janus Geminus NERFINISHED ⓘ Janus Quirinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | two-faced directional symbolism ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
gateway
ⓘ
shrine ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bellum (Roman war)
ⓘ
pax (Roman peace) ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| representsAspectOf |
Janus as god of gates and doorways
ⓘ
Janus as guardian of beginnings and transitions ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
peace
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.