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 but delicious.” Richard E. Geis in "Science Fiction Review" wrote that “at the end I was left vaguely unsatisfied,” but the novel had “Zelazny magic; that indefinable stylistic touch that makes him extremely readable.” "Locus" magazine’s Susan Wood wondered if Zelazny’s “promise would ever be fulfilled.” She described "Doorways" as “a well-written adventure,” and “fast enough, interesting enough, to carry any bedtime reader through arbitrary plotting to midnight and the loose-ends-tied-up conclusion.” Having read seven of Zelazny’s most recent books in one month, Richard Cowper in "Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction" lamented the loss of Zelazny as science