GETA, ANTONFNUS, younger son of the emperor Septimius Severe*, born about A.D. 190, was made Caesar and colleague with his father and brother in 208. The most remarkable circumstance recorded of him is the dissimilarity of his disposition from that of his father and brother, who were both cruel, while Gets was distinguished by his mildness and affability. Ile is said to have several times reproved his brother for his proneness to shed blood, in consequence of which be incurred his mortal hatred. When Severna died at Eboracum (York) in 211, be named both his sons as his joint-successors in the empire. The soldiers, who were much attached to Oda, withstood all the in sinuations of Caracalla, who wished to reign alone, and they insisted npou swearing allegiance to both emperors together. After a short and eusueetwaful campaign against the Caledonians, the two brothers, with their mother Julia, proceeded to Rome, where, after performing the fuueral rites of their father, they divided the imperial palace betweeu them, and at one time thought of dividing the empire like wise. Gets, who was fond of tranquillity, proposed to take Asia and
Egypt, and to reside at Antioch or Alexandria; but the empress Julia, with tears, deprecated the partition, saying that she could not bear to part from either of her sons. After repeated attempts of Caracalla to murder Geta, he feigned a wish to be reconciled to his brother, and invited him to a conference in their mother's apartment. Geta unsuspectingly went, and was stabbed by some centurions whom Caracalla had concealed for the purpose. His mother Julia tried to screen him, but they murdered him in her arms, and she was stained by his blood and wounded in one of her bands. This happened in 212, under the consulship of two brothers of the name of Asper. After the murder Caracalla began a fearful proscription of all the friends of Geta, and also of those who lamented his death on public grounds. (Camtea hit.) (Spartianus, in llisteria Augusta Herodianus, book iv.; Dion, book lxxvii.)