Claudius II and Pope Clement VII were both killed by enemies who poisoned them with deadly mushrooms.
ST VALENTINE'S DAY Circa 270: St Valentine was thought to have been martyred by Roman Emperor
Claudius II.
ON THIS DAY ST VALENTINE'S DAY Circa 270: St Valentine was thought to have been martyred by Roman Emperor
Claudius II.
CIRCA 270: Saint Valentine was thought to have been martyred by Roman Emperor
Claudius II. 1766: Thomas Robert Malthus, economist and author of An Essay On The Principles Of Population (1798), was born.
Valentine was a priest who earned the ire of Roman Emperor
Claudius II.
Emperor
Claudius II executed two men - both named Valentine - on Feb.
14, 269 in the midst of the persecutions perpetrated by Emperor
Claudius II of Rome.
One theory suggests Saint Valentine was a priest who served during the 3rd Century in Rome, who was executed for defying a decree from Emperor
Claudius II that outlawed any remaining single men from marrying as they were better soldiers than those who had already wed.
The Saint Valentinus was imprisoned and executed on February 14 for defying Emperor
Claudius II.
Run it back 900 years and you have one of the Valentines imprisoned under Roman emperor Claudius Gothicus (aka
Claudius II) for secretly marrying young soldiers.
An account from 1400s describes Valentine as a priest who was beheaded by Emperor
Claudius II for helping Christian couples wed.