What to know about Geta and Caracalla, the Roman brother emperors seen in Gladiator II. ... and parading his head around the Roman Senate. Caracalla is indeed believed to have murdered Geta in 211.

Severus was able to pacify the empire, though, and, in 198 AD, named his eldest son, Caracalla, his co-emperor.A few years ...

After helping Caracalla kill and behead Geta, Macrinus shows off Geta’s head in the Senate the next day, cementing his position as the second most powerful person in Rome.

Because he was so skilled a military leader, he had the support of the Roman army, which meant the Senate supported his claim. ... Caracalla (played by Fred Hechinger in “Gladiator 2”), ...

It’s clear Caracalla and Geta had an intense rivalry. This was kept in check while their father Septimius Severus was emperor. But once he died, their relationship devolved into outright hostility.

The drama in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, out Nov. 22, not only takes place in the Colosseum arena floor, but also in the stands, between the emperors Geta and his older brother, Caracalla ...