# Geta — Discourses character guide

> Geta in Discourses by Epictetus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-of-the-things-which-are-in-our-power-and-not-in-our-power

## Who they are

Roman emperor or official, mentioned briefly.

## In the story

### [Book IV: On Freedom and Familiar Intimacy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/book-iv)

A slave character used to contrast the behavior of Thrasonides, who acts more slavishly than a slave due to his passions.

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