Psellos wrote to Romanos about his return to Constantinople & publicity given to his victory over the ambush

Summary:
Psellos wrote to Romanos IV congratulating him on a victory, which he pictured in his mind's eye, having observed Romanos closely for many days. He told the empress Eudokia of the victory, giving her an eyewitness report of frugal camp life. She wept, thanking God and seeking details, admiring Romanos' bravery and love. Psellos spread the news throughout the capital. Ioannes Xiphilinos the patriarch was delighted, as were the senate and many individual senators. Even the emperor's infant son smiled and squirmed when Psellos whispered into his ear news of his father's victory. Psellos promised untiring praise of the emperor, and thanked him for communicating with Eudokia over so unimportant a subject as a favour to Psellos, referring to himself as a dead dog 
Dates:
1069 
Empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Eudokia 1)
  • Hearing from Michael 61 of the victory of Romanos 4 and an eyewitness report of frugal camp life, she wept, thanking God and seeking details, admiring Romanos' bravery and love; Romanos wrote to her of an act of kindness for Psellos (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.225-226
Ioannes VIII Xiphilinos, patriarch of Constantinople (Ioannes 18)
  • He, like the rest of Constantinople, was delighted when Michael 61 reported to him a victory from the campaign of Romanos 4 (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.226
Leon Diogenes, son of Romanos IV and Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Leon 15005)
  • He smiled and squirmed when Michael 61 whispered into his ear news of the victory of his father Romanos 4 (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.226
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He promised to work tirelessly in praise of Romanos 4, and was amazed that Romanos and Eudokia 1 had been in communication over some act of kindness to Psellos himself - whom he describes as a dead dog (:) ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ τοῦ τεθνηκότος κυνός Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.226
  • He wrote to Romanos 4 congratulating him on a victory, which he pictured in his mind's eye, having observed Romanos closely for many days; he told Eudokia 1 and spread the news throughout the capital (:) Πρὸς τὸν αὐτὸν βασιλέα ἐν ἐκστρατείᾳ διάγοντα Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.224-227
  • He wrote to Romanos 4 congratulating him on a victory Πρὸς τὸν αὐτὸν βασιλέα ἐν ἐκστρατεία διάγοντα Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.224-227
Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes (Romanos 4)
  • He was promised untiring praise by Michael 61, and thanked for communicating with Eudokia 1 over so unimportaant a subject as a favour to Michael himself - a dead dog (:) ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ τοῦ τεθνηκότος κυνός Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.226
  • He was congratulated on a victory by Michael 61, who had reported it to Eudokia 1, Ioannes 18, the senate and many individual senators and even Romanos' young son Leon 15005; the whole city was in uproar (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 3.224-226