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Where was Geta born?

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  • Leptis Magna

  • Athens

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Born in Leptis Magna, also called Lepcis Magna, a city on the Mediterranean coast of present-day Libya, Geta was the younger son of Emperor Septimius Severus. He was born on the 27th of May 189 AD. His mother, Julia Domna, was a Syrian Arab. Getae brother was Caracalla. Geta shared the title of Augustus of the Roman Empire from 209 AD until his assassination in 211 AD.
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