▁the ▁temple ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁peace , ▁some ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁Hor ace ▁imply ▁that ▁peace ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁guard ed ▁by ▁the ▁closed ▁gates , ▁while ▁others ▁say ▁Jan us ▁himself ▁was ▁locked ▁inside ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁peace . ▁No ▁matter ▁which ▁interpretation ▁is ▁used , ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁pride ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁Rome ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁gates ▁closed ▁during ▁their ▁rule . ▁ ▁The ▁gates ▁in ▁use ▁▁ ▁During ▁N uma ' s ▁reign , ▁the ▁G ates ▁of ▁Jan us ▁were ▁closed ▁as ▁Rome ▁was ▁at ▁peace . ▁The ▁next ▁king , ▁T ull us ▁Host il ius , ▁opened ▁the ▁G ates ▁of ▁Jan us ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁war ▁with ▁Al ba ▁Long a . ▁The ▁G ates ▁of ▁Jan us ▁remained ▁open ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 4 0 0 ▁years ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁P unic ▁War ▁when ▁T . ▁Man lius ▁Tor qu atus ▁closed ▁the ▁G ates ▁of ▁Jan us ▁in ▁ 2 3 5 ▁BC . ▁This ▁closure ▁last ed ▁about ▁eight ▁years . ▁War ▁with ▁the ▁Ga uls ▁in ▁Northern ▁Italy ▁forced ▁the ▁G ates ▁of ▁Jan us ▁to ▁re open . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁close ▁again ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁BC , ▁following ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁Anton y ▁and ▁Cle op atra . ▁ ▁The ▁Res ▁Gest ae ▁Div i ▁August i , ▁a ▁first - person ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁August us , ▁claims : The ▁Jan us ▁Qu ir inus ,