This January ritual of looking forward and backward is fitting for the first day of a month named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. In Roman mythology, Janus was a king of ...

it is disproven by the existence and omnipresence of a uniquely Roman god called Janus. Usually seen as just the god of doors, Janus’s role in Roman religion went beyond a simple case of Greek ...

The first month of the new year is named for Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions. Janus is typically depicted as having two faces, such as on this metal Roman coin dating between ...

We know that the ancient Greeks had a massively entertaining sets of gods and goddesses. So it’s no wonder that when Rome conquered Greece, they replaced their own dull pantheon with renamed ...

This January ritual of looking forward and backward is fitting for the first day of a month named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. In Roman mythology, Janus was a king of ...