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Why did Claudius the Cruel beheaded a priest on Valentine's Day?
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∙ 11y ago
Valentine was a priest who helped lovers marry secretly, which was considered as a crime. So claudius killed him and his death is celebrated as valentines day
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Why did claudius the cruel behead the priest name valentine?
As legend goes, the emperor Claudius (probably Claudius Gothicus) outlawed marriages so that he would have more soldiers. Saint Valentine refused to stop the marriages, and so he was killed. He supposedly healed a blind girl, and wrote a letter to her signed "Your Valentine." Thus, the legend. Another legend states only that he was beaten and beheaded for giving aid to Christians, and for refusing to convert.
Why did Claudius the Cruel behead a priest named Valentine?
As legend goes, the emperor Claudius (probably Claudius Gothicus) outlawed marriages so that he would have more soldiers. Saint Valentine refused to stop the marriages, and so he was killed. He supposedly healed a blind girl, and wrote a letter to her signed "Your Valentine." Thus, the legend. Another legend states only that he was beaten and beheaded for giving aid to Christians, and for refusing to convert.
Why were the leaders after Augustus cruel and bad leaders?
They were not cruel and not necessarily bad leaders. Augustus's successor was a reluctant emperor and did not like to get involved in politics. Caligula was the only one who had a reputation for being cruel and this was caused by mental illness. Claudius did many good things for Rome and the empire Nero was eccentric and was subjected to a lot of slander. However, he was not a bad ruler and was loved by the poor.
Why were the emperors after Augustus cruel and bad leaders?
They were not cruel and not necessarily bad leaders. Augustus's successor was a reluctant emperor and did not like to get involved in politics. Caligula was the only one who had a reputation for being cruel and this was caused by mental illness. Claudius did many good things for Rome and the empire Nero was eccentric and was subjected to a lot of slander. However, he was not a bad ruler and was loved by the poor.
Was king Hamlet killed while he was sleeping?
The ghost says that he is stuck in purgatory because he did not have a chance to confess before he died. It would have been less cruel to have killed him as he stepped out of the confessional, but give Claudius some credit here--he's not going to kill Hamlet in such a way that Claudius was going to get caught. Claudius might have chosen a less nasty poison, one supposes. That would have been less cruel.
Were the Spaniards that cruel?
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What is a sentence for cruel?
Do not be cruel to animals.Why are you so cruel to me?Her actions were very cruel.
Who was the cruel emperor who murdered many people and appointed his horse as consul?
Caligula appointed his horse Ingatius consul and priest. He fellseriouslyill eightmonths after becoming emperor, recovered, but went mad. Hebecameerratic and cruel. he liked to be addressed as a god. He had peoplepersecutedor murdered without any reason. he was murdered in the fourth year of his rule.
When was Cruel Cruel World created?
Cruel Cruel World was created on 2005-11-29.
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What is cruel in tagalog?
The word "cruel" in Tagalog is "mabagsik" or "masama ang ugali."
What is a sentence for the word cruel?
Why are you so cruel to me?That was a very cruel thing to do.
