Why did Claudius the Cruel behead a priest named Valentine?

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 beheaded a priest on Valentine's Day?

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

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.

When was Valentine's Day first celebrated?

Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia. The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry. Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, about the year 270.

Do people want to be lonely on Valentine's Day?

I don't think anyone wants to be alone, but some people just don't have a special boy or girl to spend it with. Its a cruel fact, but fact none the less.

Were the Spaniards that cruel?

cruel very cruel

What is a sentence for cruel?

Do not be cruel to animals.Why are you so cruel to me?Her actions were very cruel.

How did the Romans treat Christians?

They treated them so cruel that they publically burnt them in arenas.

What country began the tradition of valentines day?

Valentine's day--whose origins have nothing to do with Saint Valentine, and everything to do with pagan sex rituals--originated in one of the oldest Roman festivals, the festival of Lupercus, the Roman god of fertility. The festival was held on the ides (15th) of February in the Lupercal, where Romulus and Remus were said to have been suckled by a she-wolf. On the day of the Lupercalia, Luperci (priests of Lupercus) gathered in the grove to sacrifice animals that were considered to have strong sexual instincts (and therefore appropriate as a sacrifice to the god of fertility), namely dogs and goats. The 14th of February, in Roman times, was a date set aside for pagan 'love lotteries', whereby the names of young girls were written on strips of paper and placed into jars, from which the young boys would pick one. The chosen girl would be paired with the boy, for their mutual entertainment and pleasure, for the duration of the Lupercalia festival. The pairings often led to lasting relationships. Later, the Catholic church, determined to put an end to the practice, sought a 'lovers saint' to replace Lupercus. As it turned out, Saint Valentine was the ideal candidate for their purposes. Valentine aided young lovers who went against Emperor Claudius II's decree banning marriage. Claudius, when he learned of this, had Valentine brought before him and tried to convert him to the Roman pagan gods, to save him from execution. Valentine refused to denounce Christianity, and actually tried to convert the mad emperor. He was executed for his folly. There is a story that goes: "While Valentine was in prison awaiting execution, he fell in love with the blind daughter of the jailer, Asterius. Through his unswerving faith, he miraculously restored her sight. He signed a farewell message to her "From Your Valentine," a phrase that would live long after its author died." During the Lupercian lottery (under penalty of mortal sin), Roman young men instituted the custom of offering women handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The cards acquired St. Valentine's name: as Christianity spread, so did the Valentine card.

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.