Publius Septimius Geta (other)
Publius Septimius Geta was a Roman emperor. Publius Septimius Geta also may refer to: * Publius Septimius Geta (father of Septimius Severus) *Publius Septimius Geta (brother of Septimius Severus) Publius Septimius Geta (c. 143 - c. 203/c. 204) was the second son to the elder Publius Septimius Geta and brother of the emperor Septimius Severus. His mother was Fulvia Pia. He was born and raised in Leptis Magna (southeast of Carthage, modern ...

Geta (emperor)
Publius Septimius Geta ( ; 7 March 189 – 19/26 December 211) was Roman emperor with his father Septimius Severus and older brother Caracalla from 209, when he was named ''Augustus'' like his brother, who had held the title from 198. Severus died in 211, and although he intended for his sons to rule together, they proved incapable of sharing power, culminating with the murder of Geta in December of that year. Early life Geta was the younger son of Septimius Severus by his second wife Julia Domna. He was born on 7 March in either Rome or Mediolanum, at a time when his father was only a provincial governor at the service of Emperor Commodus. In 198, Geta was raised to ''Caesar''. Septimius Severus gave him the title of ''augustus'' in late 209. During the campaign against the Britons in the early 3rd century AD, imperial propaganda promoted the image of a happy family that shared the responsibilities of rule. Geta's brother Caracalla acted as Severus' second-in-command, and ad ...
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Publius Septimius Geta (father Of Septimius Severus)
Publius Septimius Geta (fl. 2nd century, c. 110 – 171) was the father of the emperor Lucius Septimius Severus, father-in-law of the Roman empress Julia Domna and the paternal grandfather of the Roman emperors Caracalla and Geta. Besides mentions in the ''Historia Augusta'', Geta is known from several inscriptions, two of which were found in Leptis Magna, Africa (East of Tripoli in modern Libya). Early life Geta was of Punic origin. His family were local, wealthy and distinguished in Leptis Magna, a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire, founded by Phoenicians. His father, Lucius Septimius Severus (c. 70 – aft. 110) was ''sufes'' and ''prefectus'' when Lepcis was made a ''colonia'' and its inhabitants were granted citizenship under Trajan; Lucius was the first ''duumvir'' of the new ''colonia'' (IRT 412). He is likely the wealthy equestrian that is highly commemorated by the Flavian dynasty poet Statius (''Silvae'' 4.5, 4.''praef.''). Geta's paternal grandparents were Marc ...
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