Geta was an only son and might have had a sister called Vitoria.
His father was Roman consul and senator Marcus Vitorius Marcellus and his mother was Hosidia Geta.
Geta is mentioned in the fourth book of Silvae by the poet Statius and in the writings of the Roman teacher Quintilian.
Statius mentions that Geta's grandfather demanded worthy feats from him.
The Arval Brethren was an ancient group of priests who offered annual sacrifices to the lares and the gods to guarantee good harvests.