Publius Septimius Geta
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Publius Septimius Geta was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who briefly ruled jointly with his brother Caracalla before being murdered in a violent power struggle.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Publius Septimius Geta canonical | 5 |
| Imperator Caesar Publius Septimius Geta Augustus | 1 |
| Septimius Geta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2511748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Publius Septimius Geta Context triple: [Septimius Severus, father, Publius Septimius Geta]
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A.
Lucius Verus
Lucius Verus was a 2nd-century Roman emperor who co-ruled with Marcus Aurelius and led military campaigns against Rome’s northern enemies, including during the Marcomannic Wars.
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B.
Libius Severus
Libius Severus was a little-known Western Roman emperor who reigned from 461 to 465 AD as a puppet of the powerful general Ricimer during the empire’s final decline.
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C.
Sextus Julius Severus
Sextus Julius Severus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman general and governor, best known for his decisive role in suppressing the Bar Kokhba revolt in Judea.
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D.
Caracalla
Caracalla was a Roman emperor best known for granting Roman citizenship to most free inhabitants of the empire and for commissioning the grand Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
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E.
Severus Alexander
Severus Alexander was a Roman emperor who ruled from 222 to 235 AD, known as the last emperor of the Severan dynasty and for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being overthrown by the army.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Publius Septimius Geta Target entity description: Publius Septimius Geta was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who briefly ruled jointly with his brother Caracalla before being murdered in a violent power struggle.
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A.
Lucius Verus
Lucius Verus was a 2nd-century Roman emperor who co-ruled with Marcus Aurelius and led military campaigns against Rome’s northern enemies, including during the Marcomannic Wars.
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B.
Libius Severus
Libius Severus was a little-known Western Roman emperor who reigned from 461 to 465 AD as a puppet of the powerful general Ricimer during the empire’s final decline.
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C.
Sextus Julius Severus
Sextus Julius Severus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman general and governor, best known for his decisive role in suppressing the Bar Kokhba revolt in Judea.
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D.
Caracalla
Caracalla was a Roman emperor best known for granting Roman citizenship to most free inhabitants of the empire and for commissioning the grand Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
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E.
Severus Alexander
Severus Alexander was a Roman emperor who ruled from 222 to 235 AD, known as the last emperor of the Severan dynasty and for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being overthrown by the army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Praetorian Guard ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0189-03-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| cognomen | Geta ⓘ |
| coRulerWith | Caracalla ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0211-12-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| dynasty | Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| elevatedToAugustus | 0209-01-28 ⓘ |
| elevatedToCaesar | 0198-01-01 ⓘ |
| era |
Crisis of the Third Century precursor period
ⓘ
linked to:
Crisis of the Third Century
|
| ethnicGroup | North African Roman descent ⓘ |
| familyName |
Septimius
ⓘ
linked to:
Septimius Severus
|
| father | Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| givenName | Publius ⓘ |
| house | Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Caracalla
ⓘ
Praetorian Guard ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| mother | Julia Domna ⓘ |
| name |
Geta
ⓘ
Publius Septimius Geta ⓘ |
| nomen |
Septimius
ⓘ
linked to:
Septimius Severus
|
| notableEvent |
damnatio memoriae after death
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joint rule with Caracalla ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being murdered in an internal power struggle
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brief joint reign with his brother Caracalla ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Mausoleum of Hadrian
ⓘ
linked to:
Hadrian's Mausoleum
|
| positionHeld | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| praenomen | Publius ⓘ |
| predecessor | Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0211-12-26 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0209-01-28 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| RomanImperialTitleNumbering | co-emperor with Caracalla ⓘ |
| sibling |
Caracalla
ⓘ
Publius Septimius Geta the Younger ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Roman imperial coinage depicting Geta ⓘ |
| successor | Caracalla ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd century
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3rd century ⓘ |
| title |
Augustus
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Caesar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Publius Septimius Geta Description of subject: Publius Septimius Geta was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who briefly ruled jointly with his brother Caracalla before being murdered in a violent power struggle.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Publius Septimius Geta
subject linked to:
Publius Septimius Geta (father of Septimius Severus)