Certainty: 2 Konstantinos Dalassenos exiled & his supporters also punished Certainty: 2
1043
Certainty: 2 Psellos took over a house vacated by Konstantinos (X): beginning of their friendship Certainty: 2
1049
Certainty: 1 Marriage of Konstantinos (X) & Eudokia Makrembolitissa Certainty: 1
1057
Certainty: 3 Michael VI refused to grant dignities to eastern generals, who turned against him Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Failure of second attempt by eastern generals to gain promotion, via Strabospondylos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos made a plot with angry eastern generals to remove Michael VI from throne Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The rebel generals, seeing fate of Bryennios, gathered at Kastamon, home of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Isaakios Komnenos proclaimed emperor by the army at Gounaria Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crowning of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 3
1059
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos after hesitations appointed Konstantinos (X) Doukas as successor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Members of family of Isaakios I enthusiastically accepted his choice of Konstantinos X as successor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I, feeling better after abdication, went in imperial vessel to Stoudios, & was tonsured Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Beginning of rule of Konstantinos X Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Empress Aikaterine soon imitated her husband's tonsure: but Konstantinos X included her in his first acclamations Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Reign of Konstantinos X began with generous promotions, donations & emphasis on justice Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X reversed many decisions of Isaakios I, especially punishment of men of Michael VI Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 A letter from Ioannes Doukas (the future kaisar) from Edessa was very supportive of his brother Konstantinos (X) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos X issued an ordinance at Antioch to get information from Ioannes Doukas; Ioannes thought him hostile Certainty: 1
1060
Certainty: 2 Leichoudes honoured Keroularios at his tomb before Konstantinos X & Eudokia a year after his death Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X appointed his brother Ioannes as kaisar, changing his life & that of his wife Eirene Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Death of Isaakios I Komnenos as a submissive & chaste Studite monk Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirming for Lavra earlier chrysobulls of Konstantinos VII & Konstantinos IX Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X worked hard to raise revenues, loved private litigation & neglected the army Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Some children of Konstantinos X, both those born earlier & porphyrogennetoi, became co-emperors Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Katakalon Kekaumenos as a monk was told to deal with the emperor himself over non-payment of his salary Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Katakalon Kekaumenos was told that his man worked hard on emperor, patriarch & Psellos before admitting defeat
Katakalon Kekaumenos was congratulated as a brave monk, fighting on many fronts, that he had lost to the emperor of this world money to be repaid many times in the next. He was also told of the noble failure of his man (in demanding his salary as kouropalates), despite his hard work. He had done his best, putting pressure in every way on Konstantinos X, Konstantinos Leichoudes the patriarch and especially Psellos himself. But circumstances were against him, and he would have left early had Psellos not kept him till the right time
Certainty: 1 Destruction of Eastern Anatolia by Turks; centre saved by few successes of impoverished army Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Government of Ani entrusted to Bagrat, doux of Iberia, to save money Certainty: 1
1061
Certainty: 3 Plot disrupted festival of St Georgios at Mangana & drove Konstantinos X & his family to take ship Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Luckily, the imperial party avoided the ship where assassins were waiting & reached the palace safely Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Plot against Konstantinos X was put down, with imprisonment, confiscation of property & banishment Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X accused Amertikes of trying to murder him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Xach'ik, the Armenian katholikos, was freed from Constantinople without paying taxes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Investigation of Iveron complaint concerning properties & paroikoi on Athos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X lamented the lot of exiles he had himself condemned Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Provisional settlement of dispute between Vatopedi & Hagios Hypatios on Athos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Emperor (Konstantinos X ?) confirmed with a chrysobull ownership of Phlorion & Galataria by Epiphanios protasekretis Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Trial of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, for a capital offence Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Anastasios Lizix charmed Konstantinos X with his perfect manners; onset of his paralysing illness Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Application made (ironically?) to Konstantinos X to transfer Psellos' property of Medikion to Anastasios Lizix Certainty: 1
1062
Certainty: 1 Fortunate victories over Turks prevented total destruction of Anatolia Certainty: 1
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirming annual grant of 1000 modioi of wheat to Nea Mone (Chios) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Dispute over ownership of properties at Ezoba between local bishop & Iveron settled in favour of Iveron Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirming the attachment of 15 Jewish families to Nea Mone (Chios) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Ownership of metochion of Melissourgeion confirmed to Iveron by Konstantinos X Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 The metropolitan of Madytos must visit Konstantinos X or send holy Madytos oil; he persuaded Psellos to favour his basilikos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 When Psellos tried to help a krites, he made progress at first in persuading Konstantinos X; but now slander had stopped him Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos informed Ioannes the kaisar over a robbery which cost him 300 nomismata saved for buying an estate Certainty: 1
1063
Certainty: 2 Psellos reported to Konstantinos X that Konstantinos Leichoudes was dying; he disbelieved at first, then visited him just before death Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Death of Konstantinos Leichoudes caused an outpouring of grief throughout the capital; then an interregnum Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Nikephoritzes was made doux of Antioch for slandering empress Eudokia: he provoked barbarian attacks Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos sent festal gifts to the families of Konstantinos X, Ioannes kaisar & the patriarch; letters often explore symbolism Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended to Ioannes the kaisar the victim of a disaster which left his family starving; why should he not be a krites? Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos had tried in every way to have Kalokyros recalled from exile: signs were now favourable for a speedy solution Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos told a kourator of Cyprus that Konstantinos X knew he had made peace after troubles & governed well - good for his career Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote a bold encomium to Konstantinos X, praising practical wisdom & humility, sailing on the Euphrates & Danube Certainty: 1
1064
Certainty: 3 Ioannes Xiphilinos appointed patriarch, once the search spread to Mt Olympos; he accepted "demotion" from the monastery Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Xiphilinos spoke for the weak, disputing with magistrates & Konstantinos X himself, rising & berating him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Innumerable Uzes (Oghuz) crossed Danube, captured Byzantine generals & plundered as far as Hellas Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes of Lampe chosen to replace Theodoulos as archbishop of Bulgaria Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos after long efforts to persuade Konstantinos X, arranged the retirement of Nikolaos Skleros Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos X questioned Psellos' loyalty, & Ioannes kaisar tested him with dispiriting questions Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos X's attitude to Psellos had changed, making his reception at court unpredictable Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Tragic death-scene of Eirene the kaisarissa involved her whole family & Psellos Certainty: 1
1065
Certainty: 2 Some Uzes, desperate in winter cold, returned home: an embassy failed to stop raids from the rest Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X marched out to Choirobakchoi with absurdly small army Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Uzes defeated by cold, famine, epidemic, escaping Byzantine generals & Balkan neighbours Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X prayed for defeat of Uzes with fasts & processions: he later led rites of gratitude Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 A few Pechenegs & Uzes settled on Byzantine territory by Konstantinos X Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirmed all earlier chrysobulls for Iveron Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Romanos (IV) appointed doux of Serdica Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 14 for Konstantinos X, congratulating him on defeating the Uzes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Kalaphatou was bequeathed to Lavra by Iakobos of Kalaphatou, in return for maintenance for life & other stipulations Certainty: 3
1066
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 9 & 10 & Oratoria Minora 4 for Konstantinos X, stressing the importance of his children Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Revolt of Nikoulitzas Delphinas at Larissa Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Konstantinos X Doukas fell ill with the disease that would kill him Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X, wishing to protect the rights of his children, made Eudokia swear not to remarry Certainty: 2
1067
Certainty: 3 Death & burial of Konstantinos X; succeeded by his wife Eudokia Makrembolitissa Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Eudokia took power into her own hands while training Michael (VII) for rule Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Needs of empire or oaths sworn to Konstantinos X? Xiphilinos wondered whether to let Eudokia remarry Certainty: 2
1073
Certainty: 1 Psellos gave one classical & one magical interpretation of a carved stone he was asked to examine for Michael VII Certainty: 1
1074
Certainty: 2 Birth of Konstantinos, son of Michael VII & Maria of Alania Certainty: 2
Unassigned Activities
Was the recipient of a speech written by Michael 61 Psellos
Claimed that he would not be otherwise ill disposed towards conspirators, except only to treat them as slaves, since the laws had taken away their freedom
Zonaras 18.9.27
The soldiery, because of the emperor (Konstantinos 10)s stinginess were reduced and ill-treated. And if any still remained in military posts, even these were demoralized for campaigning against the enemy, being deprived of their customary pay.
Zonaras 18.10.4-5
Michael 61 would not boast of helping, but he knows how Michael 61 resisted opposition and assisted when things were going well; such was Michael 61's zeal that he took the helm in high seas and skilfully brought him into the harbour
He was frequently successful in war without effort and bound his head with victory garlands
πολέμους τε πολλάκις ἀπραγματεύτους κατώρθωσε Psellos: Chronographia VIIa 3.10-12
He relied on Michael 61 more than anyone else and was resentful and upset if he did not see him often each day; he revered him more than anyone and took his fill of him as with nectar