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Publius Septimius Geta was a Roman emperor.

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Publius Septimius Geta was the second son to the elder Publius Septimius Geta and brother of the emperor Septimius Severus. His mother was Fulvia Pia. He was born and raised in Leptis Magna. Geta was of Berber, Libyco-Punic and Roman ancestry.

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