Valentine's Day might now be celebrated to honor the romance and relationships of couples, but its history is much darker. Bishop Valentine, a heretical Christian, violates the orders of the Emperor to officiate the marriages of young couples. Their happiness and joy are a rebellion against the cold, relentless march of the growing Roman Empire.

You are a bystander in this classical event. Will you simply watch how the scenario pans out, or will you intervene, taking an ahistorical route through the annals of the third century?

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