Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night painting

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who had offended Livia, was a haughty old man who twenty-five years before had earned the bitter hatred of the Spanish, when sent to them by Augustus as Governor, for his cruelty and avarice. He was deeply in debt and the hint that he could behave how he liked in Syria, so long as he provoked Gennanicus, seemed an invitation to make another fortune to replace the one he had made in Spain and had long since run through. He disliked Gennanicus for his seriousness and piety and used to call him a superstitious old woman; and he was also extremely jealous of him.
Gennanicus, when he had visited Athens, had shown his respect for her ancient glories by appearing at the city gates with only a single yeoman as escort. He had also made a long and earnest speech in eulogy of Athenian poets, soldiers and philosophers, at a festival which was organized in his honour. Now Piso came through Athens on his way to Syria and, since