Janus Janus In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus (; ("Iānus"), ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past. It is conventionally thought that the month of January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), but according to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno was the tutelary deity of the month. Janus presided over the beginning and ending of conflict, and hence war and peace. The gates of a building in Rome named after him (not a temple, as it
At the Gates (video game) At the Gates (video game) At the Gates is an upcoming 4X strategy video game by Jon Shafer, the lead designer of "Civilization V". Like "Civilization V", the game is played on a hex map. Players control a barbarian tribe, and their aim is to accelerate the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The map changes with the seasons, and resources are gradually depleted, forcing the players to migrate their tribe. Shafer's team at Conifer Games comprises only three members, all unpaid, with only Shafer being full time on the project. The game was part-funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign,