But, as powerful as Rome may have been, they couldn’t change the rules of the universe, and neither of these calendars add up anywhere close to the time it takes us to orbit the sun.
At age 24, Nightingale defied her parents' expectations to marry a suitable match, and left England to study at the Kaiserswerth Hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Saint Valentine defied the Emperor's orders and continued performing marriage ceremonies for young, love-struck couples in secret until he was discovered and put to death.