The Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus needed to raise an army and he could not draft married men. To solve the problem he ordered that all marriage ceremonies be stopped. Valentine continued to marry betroted couples in secret. When Claudius found out, he had Valentine arrested, tortured and beheaded.
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Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus ordered the death of Valentine.
The Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus was ultimately responsible for the death of Valentine.
The Roman emperor Claudius II Gothicus ordered Valentine's execution.
Roman emperor Claudius imprisoned Valentine. Valentine was a priest who defied the orders of the Roman emperor Claudius and continued to perform marriages. He was sentenced to death.
Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.Constantine was the Roman emperor from 306 or 307 to his death in 337.
The Roman Emperor, Claudius II Gothicus, was having problems raising an army as Roman law forbade drafting married men. He decided to outlaw marriage to get around this problem. Valentine continued to marry couples in secret. When Claudius found out, he had Valentine arrested and thrown into prison where he was tortured and beheaded.
The Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus made marriage illegal in the Roman Empire because he needed to raise an army and could not draft married men. Valentine continued to wed couples in secret. Claudius learned of it and had him arrested, tortured and beheaded.
Valentine was a priest, possibly a bishop, in early years of Christianity in Rome. He became a patron saint of lovers when the Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus made it illegal for couples to get married. He needed men for his army and could not draft married men. Valentine continued to marry couples in secret. When the emperor found out, he had Valentine thrown into prison. While in jail he became a close friend of the jailer's young daughter. Just before he was executed for his crime, he sent her a letter in which he told her to remain faithful to God. He signed it, "From your Valentine."
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