Publius Septimius Geta

189 - 211  (22 years)    Has 22 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Publius Septimius Geta
  Birth	7 Mar 189	Roma, Latium, Italia
  Gender	Male
  Death	Dec 211	Roma, Latium, Italia
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Lucius Septimius Bassianus,   b. 4 Apr 188, Lugdunum d. 8 Apr 217, Harran, Mesopotamien, Iraq  (Age 29 years) ▻ Fulvia Plautilla,  m. Apr 202   2. Publius Septimius Geta,   b. 7 Mar 189, Roma, Latium, Italia d. Dec 211, Roma, Latium, Italia  (Age 22 years)
  Person ID	I668481	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Lucius Septimius Severus,   b. 11 Apr 146, Leptis Magna d. 4 Feb 211, Eboracum, York, England (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Iulia Domna,   b. Abt 170, Emesa d. 217, Antiocheia (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	187
  Family ID	F293976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Mitkaiser 211 was born in Rome , at a time when his father was only a provincial governor at the service of emperor Commodus . Geta was always in a place secondary to his older brother Lucius, the heir known as Caracalla. Perhaps due to this, the relations between the two were difficult from their early years. Conflicts were constant and often required the mediation of their mother. To appease his youngest son, Septimius Severus gave Geta the title of Augustus in 209. During the campaign against the Britons of the early 3rd century, the imperial propaganda publicized a happy family that shared the responsibilities of rule. Caracalla was his father's second in command, Julia Domna the trusted counsellor and Geta had administrative and bureaucratic duties. Truth was that the rivalry and antipathy between the brothers was far from being improved. When Septimius Severus died in Eboracum in the beginning of 211, Caracalla and Geta were proclaimed joint emperors and returned to Rome. Regardless, the shared throne was not a success: the brothers argued about every decision, from law to political appointments. Later sources speculate about the desire of the two of splitting the empire in two halves. By the end of the year, the situation was unbearable. Caracalla tried to murder Geta during the festival of Saturnalia without success. Later in December he arranged a meeting with his brother in his mother's apartments, and had him murdered in her arms by centurions . Following Geta's assassination, Caracalla damned his memory and ordered his name to be removed from all inscriptions. The now sole emperor also took the opportunity to get rid of his political enemies, on the grounds of conspiracy with the deceased. Cassius Dio stated that around 20,000 persons of both sexes were killed and/or proscribed during this time.