Roman Emperor from 209-212 AD
Son of
Septimius Severus, he and his brother
Caracalla were
appointed co-emperors upon the death of Septimius. Both, however, had been
bitter rivals for a long time. Each
disliked the other, and feared their brother was plotting against them. They lived in
separate parts of the
palace, and each had their own
followers. Geta only
ruled for 3 years before his brother, Caracalla had him
murdered and became sole emperor. The murder took place in the
apartments of their
mother,
Julia Domna. The brothers were
meeting for an
apparent reconciliation, when
centurion's jumped out and
stabbed Geta repeatedly. He ran to the arms of his mother while the centurions continued to
attack him, all the while with Caracalla
egging them on and
shouting
orders. Caracalla later claimed the murder was in self-defense, and was proclaimed sole emperor.
See
Roman Emperors