We all know today that February 14th is a festival in celebration of the Christian martyr. This is the day that cards, letters or small tokens are sent to the object of one’s affection. In the third century A.D., the Roman Emperor Claudius II decreed that marriage was forbidden to all those in or wishing to join his armies. This idea was borne by his belief that single men made better soldiers and thus by eliminating this hindrance, he would build the strongest armies in existence. A Roman monk, Valentine, however fervently believed this decree to be a complete injustice and...