Who Was Alive

Were Septimius Severus and Geta alive at the same time?

Yes. Septimius Severus and Geta were alive at the same time for 21 years, from AD 189 to AD 211.

Septimius Severus was 42 or 43 when Geta was born.

Geta was 21 when Septimius Severus died, aged 64 or 65.

Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus

Roman emperor

Born AD 146 · died 4 February AD 211, aged 64 or 65

Geta

Geta

Roman emperor

Born 7 March AD 189 · died 26 December AD 211, aged 22

  1. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  2. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  3. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  4. Septimius Severus, AD 146 – AD 211
  5. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  6. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  7. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  8. Geta, AD 189 – AD 211
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Septimius Severus and Geta in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Septimius Severus and Geta were born

Septimius Severus and Geta are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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