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Claudius II n (Biographies / Claudius II (214-270) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) full name Marcus Aurelius Claudius, called Gothicus. 214-270 ad, Roman emperor (268-270) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Legend maintains that Valentine was a priest in ancient Rome when Emperor Claudius II determined that young men without wives or families made better soldiers, thereby making marriage illegal for young men. According to Butler's Lives of the Saints, Valentine was a Catholic priest jailed by Claudius II for assisting martyrs during the emperor's persecution of Christians. The Roman emperor at the time, Claudius II, needed single men who would be willing soldiers, rather than married men who would want to stay at home. |
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