Gnaeus Hosidius Geta

Gaius or Gnaeus Hosidius Geta (/ˈɡɛtə/ GHET-ə; c. 20 – after 95 AD) was a Roman Senator and general who lived in the 1st century.In the latter year, commanding a legion, probably the Legio IX Hispana in the Africa Province, he was a part of Gaius Suetonius Paulinus' campaigns into Mauretania.Geta defeated Sabalus, a chief of the Mauri, twice, and after gathering as much water as could be carried, pursued him into the desert.Geta and his legion were part of the Roman conquest of Britain, led by Aulus Plautius, the following year.Hosidia married Marcus Vitorius Marcellus, a man of consular rank and a friend of the poet Statius.
Roman SenatorgeneralpraetorlegionLegio IX HispanaAfrica ProvinceGaius Suetonius PaulinusMauretaniaSabalusRoman conquest of BritainAulus PlautiusBattle of the Medwayornamenta triumphaliaConsulLegatusBritanniaMarcus Vitorius MarcellusStatiusGaius Vitorius Hosidius GetaCassius DioGaius Calpetanus Rantius SedatusMarcus Hordeonius FlaccusSuffect consulRoman EmpireTitus Flavius SabinusAulus VitelliusLucius Vipstanus Poplicola