According to legend Emperor
Claudius II then prohibited marriage between young men (although there is no artifact to support the claim that such ban was imposed), but Valentine still continued to perform secret marriages therefore angering the Roman emperor.
Emperor
Claudius II banned marriages, because he believed that it distracted soldiers.
He may also have been Bishop of Terni, also martyred by
Claudius II on the outskirts of Rome.
| Circa 270: St Valentine was thought to have been martyred by Roman Emperor
Claudius II. | 1822: Britain's postal services had to employ extra sorters as the fashion of sending messages to loved ones on this day continued to grow in popularity.
St Valentine was a Roman priest at the time when the Emperor
Claudius II ruled and he persecuted the church.
He was a priest in Rome who covertly married couples against Emperor
Claudius II's dictate.
Dear Curious: Yes, Emperor
Claudius II felt that single men made better soldiers than married men, so he outlawed marriage.
The Roman emperor
Claudius II had cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome because he was having a hard time getting men to join the military, and he believed married men did not make good soldiers.
Emperor
Claudius II had banned young men from marrying because he believed that single men made better soldiers than married men.
For those recently scanned at Southampton, it has been possible to use 3D computer visualisation capabilities to read inscriptions and identify depictions of emperors on the faces of the coins - for example on some, the heads of
Claudius II and Tetricus I have been revealed.