Romanos IV allowed Nikoulitzas Delphinas to come to the capital, & rewarded his sons

Summary:
The day Romanos IV ascended the throne, he wrote to the praitor of Armeniakon, Georgios Korinthios, telling him not to prevent his old friend Nikoulitzas Delphinas from leaving Amaseia for Constantinople, and wrote to Nikoulitzas too, summoning him to the palace. Nikoulitzas went from Amaseia to the capital, but was only granted the title of protospatharios for one of his sons, Gregoras, and an increase in the allowance of the other, Pankratios, for which he thanked Romanos. Romanos ordered him to return home to Larissa, ignoring the slanders against him 
Dates:
1068 
Georgios Korinthios, protosynkellos (Georgios 114)
  • Was asked by Romanos 4 Diogenes in a letter written the day the latter ascended the throne not to prevent Nikoulitzas (Nikoulitzas 101) from leaving (Amaseia) for Constantinople (:) Kekaumenos 220.9-12
Gregoras Nikoulitzas, son of Nikoulitzas Delphinas (Gregoras 101)
  • Was made protospatharios by the emperor (Romanos 4) (:) Kekaumenos 220.20-222.1
Nikoulitzas Delphinas, official at Larissa (Nikoulitzas 101)
  • Summoned by his old friend Romanos 4 who had ascended the throne, he left (Amaseia) for Constantinople, thanked the emperor, but was only granted the title of protospatharios for his son Gregoras 101 and a rise in the allowance of Pankratios 102 (:) προσκυνήσας καὶ ἀπευχαριστήσας αὐτῷ Kekaumenos 220.13-222.2
Pankratios Nikoulitzas, son of Nikoulitzas Delphinas (Pankratios 102)
  • Had his allowance increased by the emperor (Romanos 4) (:) ηὔξησε τὴν ῥόγαν Kekaumenos 222.1-2
Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes (Romanos 4)
  • Rewarded his friend Nikoulitzas (Nikoulitzas 101) only with the title of protospatharios for his son Gregoras 101 and with a rise in the allowance of Pankratios 102, and ordered him to return home (to Larissa) ignoring the slanders against him (:) καίπερ πολλῶν ὄντων τῶν διαβαλλόντων αὐτόν, ἀλλ᾿ οὐδενὶ ἐπίστευε Kekaumenos 220.19-222.8
  • The day he ascended the throne he wrote to the praitor of Armeniakon Georgios 114 Korinthios asking him not to prevent Nikoulitzas (Nikoulitzas 101) from leaving (Amaseia) for Constantinople, and wrote to Nikoulitzas too, summoning him to the palace (:) Kekaumenos 220.9-17