▁some ▁say ▁it ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁gate ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Capit oline . ▁This ▁article ▁includes ▁the ▁orig ins , ▁leg ends , ▁and ▁modern ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Jan us ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Forum . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Liv y ▁ 1 . 1 9 ▁the ▁second ▁king ▁of ▁Rome , ▁N uma ▁Pom p il ius , ▁decided ▁to ▁dist ract ▁the ▁early , ▁war like ▁Rom ans ▁from ▁their ▁violent ▁ways ▁by ▁inst illing ▁in ▁them ▁a we ▁and ▁rever ence . ▁His ▁projects ▁included ▁prom oting ▁religion , ▁certain ▁priest hood s , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁tem ples ▁as ▁a ▁dist raction ▁with ▁the ▁benef icial ▁effect ▁of ▁im bu ing ▁spiritual ity . ▁The ▁Temple ▁of ▁Jan us ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Forum ▁was ▁N uma ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁architect ural ▁project . ▁▁ ▁The ▁gates ▁were ▁originally ▁built ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁gates , ▁not ▁as ▁a ▁temple . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁lived ▁in ▁separate ▁w alled ▁vill as . ▁The ▁Temple ▁of ▁Jan us ▁was ▁the ▁gate ▁from ▁the ▁Forum ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Rome ▁as ▁originally ▁the ▁Forum ▁was ▁the ▁cour ty ard ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁villa . ▁ ▁An cient ▁descri ptions ▁ ▁Pl ut arch , ▁in ▁Life ▁of ▁King ▁N uma , ▁wrote :[ J anus ] ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁temple ▁at ▁Rome ▁with ▁double ▁doors , ▁which ▁they ▁call ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁war