Temple of Janus (Roman Forum) the Janus itself with closed gates) on the reverse to commemorate this event. Other emperors certainly closed and reopened the Gates of the Janus, but references in later and less thorough historians are fairly rare. The Roman poet Virgil included in the "Aeneid" the opening of the Gates of the Janus to start war between the Trojans and the Latins. Today, the scant remains of the temple lie beside the Basilica Aemilia, at the foot of the Argiletum, in the Roman Forum. Temple of Janus (Roman Forum) In ancient Rome, the main Temple of Janus as it is often called,
Gates of the Night Gates of the Night Gates of the Night () is a 1946 French film that was directed by Marcel Carné. It starred Serge Reggiani and Yves Montand. The script was written by Carné's long-time collaborator Jacques Prévert. The film made its debut in the United States four years after its official release in France. It introduced the much-recorded popular song "Autumn Leaves" (French: "Les feuilles mortes"). In the winter of 1945, immediately after the liberation, Jean Diego (Montand), a member of the French underground during World War II, meets Raymond, one of his comrades in arms who was believed to