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Father of emperor Septimius Severus

For other people named Publius Septimius Geta, see Publius Septimius Geta (disambiguation).

Publius Septimius Geta (fl.

2nd century, c. – )^[1] 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).^[2]

Early life

Geta was of Punic origin.^[3] His family were local, wealthy and distinguished in Leptis Magna, a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire, founded by Phoenicians.

Elagabalus' gender

His father, Lucius Septimius Severus (c. 70 – aft. ) was sufes and prefectus when Leptis was made a colonia and its inhabitants were granted citizenship under Trajan; Lucius was the first duumvir