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Geta’s Birthday Courage in Roman Amphitheater
In a provincial amphitheater Geta son of Emperor Septimius Severus shares a birthday spectacle with a gladiatorial show. A slave boy falls in the crowd near Caracalla, and Geta pleads for mercy, risking a clash with his father. Maximin the Thracian giant defeats many Romans, proving Rome’s strength as Geta’s act of mercy spares the boy.
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Publius Septimius Antonius Geta
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Septimius Severus
Caracalla
Colosseum
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Maximin