; ▁for ▁the ▁temple ▁always ▁stands ▁open ▁in ▁time ▁of ▁war , ▁but ▁is ▁closed ▁when ▁peace ▁has ▁come . ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁a ▁difficult ▁matter , ▁and ▁it ▁rarely ▁happened , ▁since ▁the ▁real m ▁was ▁always ▁engaged ▁in ▁some ▁war , ▁as ▁its ▁increasing ▁size ▁brought ▁it ▁into ▁collision ▁with ▁the ▁bar bar ous ▁nations ▁which ▁en comp ass ed ▁it ▁round ▁about . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁August us ▁it ▁was ▁closed , ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁over th rown ▁Mark ▁Anton y ; ▁and ▁before ▁that , ▁when ▁Marcus ▁A til ius ▁and ▁Tit us ▁Man lius ▁were ▁cons uls , ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁a ▁short ▁time ; ▁then ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁again ▁at ▁once , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁opened . ▁ ▁The ▁gates ▁of ▁Jan us ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁gates ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Jan us ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁structure . The ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁gates ▁was ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁temple ' s ▁existence . ▁The ▁gates ▁played ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁religion ▁as ▁it ▁concerned ▁war , ▁and ▁was ▁something ▁that ▁military ▁leaders ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁seriously ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁people . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁historical ▁sources ▁which ▁confirm ▁that ▁the ▁gates ▁were ▁closed ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁peace ▁and ▁open ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁war . ▁Each ▁of ▁those ▁sources ▁presents ▁different ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁open ings ▁and ▁clos ings : ▁En nius ▁and ▁Vir g il ▁said ▁the ▁gates ▁held ▁Disc ord ▁and ▁F ury ▁inside