place
Ianus Medius
the Middle Janus
also: Ianus medius, Iano medio, the Middle Janus
An arcade or passage in the Roman Forum that was the haunt of bankers and moneylenders. Cicero ridicules the 'triumphant' statue dedicated to Lucius Antonius by 'the Middle Janus' as his patron.
Reading notes
- Sixth Philippic §15 the Middle Janus
An arcade in the Forum that was the centre of Roman banking and moneylending. Cicero mocks the "triumphant" statue dedicating Lucius Antonius as patron of the bankers, since no one ever lent him a penny there.