37+ Why Did Claudius Ii Have Valentine Arrested Images. When claudius found out, he had valentine arrested and thrown into prison where he was tortured and saint valentine was bishop of interamna during the reign of claudius ii who did away with marriage. Why did claudius ii have saint valentine arrested?
(d) because he was against lupercalia.
Claudius hopes that by sending an appeal with his courtiers cornelius and voltemond, that the king of norway will rein in his nephew and avert the attack on denmark. Valentine continued to marry couples in secret. Claudius thought soldiers fought better if they did not have wife's and children so he forbid marriage. Valentine was immediately arrested and sentenced to death, as soon as the ruler learned about what he did.
