Certainty: 1 Psellos told Aristenos his son spent too long at the spoonfeeders, afraid of his demanding teaching Certainty: 1
1066
Certainty: 1 Psellos told Aristenos in exile that lack of access to the emperor made it hard to help him
Psellos wrote to Aristenos, claiming to have his request always in mind, without needing the reminder of a letter. But access to the emperor was dependent on others, and the subjects for discussion decided by the emperor himself. If it depended on Psellos, Aristenos' recall would have happened long ago. Psellos would approach the emperor direct, without ignoring the mediation of useful courtiers
1067
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote three letters to Aristenos, with thanks, comparison of two grammatikoi & advice on rhetoric Certainty: 2
1068
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to five friends in central Anatolia to reconcile the bishop of Gordiason with the bishop of Matiane Certainty: 2
1069
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote from Caesarea to 3 friends who continued with Romanos: he could not keep up Certainty: 2