Temple of Janus (Roman Forum) Temple of Janus (Roman Forum) In ancient Rome, the main Temple of Janus as it is often called, although it was not a normal temple, stood in the Roman Forum near the Argiletum. It had doors on both ends, and inside was a statue of Janus, the two-faced god of boundaries. The doors (the "Gates of Janus") were closed in times of peace and opened in times of war. According to Livy 1.19 the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, decided to distract the early, warlike Romans from their violent ways by instilling in them awe and reverence. His projects
Doorways in the Sand Amber series, Krulik identifies space opera, mystery and fairy tale elements in "Nine Princes in Amber"; tales of knighthood and allegory in "The Guns of Avalon"; drawing-room mystery in "Sign of the Unicorn"; and, as in "Doorways", "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in "The Courts of Chaos"." "Doorways" is a science fiction novel with mystery and comic elements that evokes and offers homage to Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland", "Through the Looking-Glass", and "The Hunting of the Snark"; and to notes by Martin Gardner in "The Annotated Alice". While it is difficult to define “science fiction,” some features often cited