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 Certainty: 1
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
Maria of Alania bore a son to Michael VII Doukas, who was given by his father his grandfather's name, Konstantinos, and was crowned. Psellos saw him being breast-fed wearing a crown, often held him in his arms, and planned to serve him as advisor and historian when he grew up