Gaius Licinius Geta (fl. 2nd century BC) was a

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who was elected

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in 116 BC.

Biography

Not much is known about the early career of Geta, who was born into the

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'' gens Licinia''. By 119 BC, he had been elected to the rank of

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, and this was followed by his election as

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in 116 BC. After his tenure in office, Geta was expelled from the

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in 115 BC along with 31 other senators by the order of the two

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and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. At a subsequent

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, Geta was reinstated as a senator. He was later himself elected as Censor in 108 BC, alongside his consular colleague

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. During their censorship, they reappointed Marcus Aemilius Scaurus as ''

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''.Broughton, pgs. 548-549

References

Sources

* Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol I (1951) * Smith, William, ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', Vol II (1867) {{DEFAULTSORT:Licinius Geta, Gaius 2nd-century BC Roman consuls Senators of the Roman Republic Geta, Gaius Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown