Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos IX for Nea Mone (Chios) confirming purchase of an estate. Konstantinos IX Monomachos issued a chrysobull confirming the purchase by Nea Mone of the estate of Kalothekia from the sons of Katakalon, together with its fields, klasma and the chorion of Eucheia, and granting its paroikoi an exkousseia as well as an additional exkousseia on 24 more paroikoi
Certainty: 3 Riot against Skleraina during a procession was stopped by appearance of Zoe & Theodora. On the feast day of the 40 martyrs Konstantinos IX was almost overpowered by the crowd when he came out of the palace with a large retinue, and proceeded on foot to the church of the Saviour at Chalke, intending to ride to the martyrs' shrine. He was forced to turn round when angry crowds started protesting against his mistress Skleraina. He gave up his plan to venerate the 40 martyrs in the confusion that followed, which subsided only when Zoe and Theodora appeared to the crowds
Certainty: 3 Kyparissiou ceded to Iveron by its hegoumenos Markos. Markos, hegoumenos of Kyparissiou on Athos, nurtured the monks of his monastery but they all proved unsuitable as successors, so in old age he decided to save it by ceding it with all its land, rights and property to the neighbouring brothers of Iveron. He received a confirmation from Iveron of an allowance, and requested that the church be kept in use in order to be commemorated there with other deceased monks. Other stipulations made the bequest irreversible. The document setting out the conditions of his resignation was written by the monk and scribe Basileios. It was signed by 22 monks, 10 in Georgian: it is unclear whether they are restricted to Iveron or Kyparissiou or come from various monasteries
Certainty: 2 Wide unpopularity of Skleraina: Niketas Stethatos failed to break her hold over Konstantinos . Niketas Stethatos, an ascetic who went 40 days without taking any food whatever, tried without success to relieve the frustration caused to the people, the senate, and the empresses (Zoe and Theodora) by the affair of the emperor Konstantinos IX with the daughter of Skleros
Certainty: 2 William, son of Tancred, arrived in Calabria with prince Guaimar, building castle of Stridula. The Norman count William Bras de fer of Hauteville arrived in Calabria with Guaimar IV of Salerno. They built the castle of Stridula (Scribla? Squillace?)
Certainty: 2 ?Argyros directed the fleet to Asta. ?Argyros, son of Melus, sent the fleet to Asta (?), where Alefantus Nacteri (?) was killed
Certainty: 2 Kutulmush (?) attacked Mutamid ad-Daula Qirwas b. Muqallad, prince of Mosul, but was defeated. Tughrul Beg, the Seljuk Sultan, sent his cousin Kutulmush to attack Mutamid ad-Daula Qirwas b. Muqallad (Karbeses), prince of Mosul. He was defeated and fled in disgrace. Kutulmush returned to Tughrul Beg, defended himself and blamed others for his defeat, and offered to march again against the same prince, if given adequate forces, and to capture Arabia for the sultan
Certainty: 1 Turkish request to cross Vaspurakan; capture of Stephanos Leichoudes by Kutulmush. Kutulmush, returning from defeat at the hands of Mutamid ad-Daula Qirwas b. Muqallad and wishing to traverse Media-Vaspurakan, sent envoys to its governor Stephanos Leichoudes, requesting to be allowed through, promising to leave the land untouched and unharmed. Leichoudes thought that this request was motivated by fear, so he refused it, and prepared to attack the Turkish army. Kutulmush's vanquished army was ill-equipped, but he engaged in a victorious battle, captured Stephanos, and on his way through Tabriz sold him to the local ruler
Certainty: 1 Death of Maria Skleraina's father, a first terrible blow to her mother. He died before Maria, the first blow to her mother. Maria's death was to be a second
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos & Nikephoros, nephews of Keroularios, sent to Psellos for simple education. Michael Keroularios had respect for his nephews Nikephoros and Konstantinos before they grew up, and admired them later. He sent them to Psellos for grammatical and some philosophical education, and they did well
Certainty: 0 Michael Psellos dreamed of his mother, who introduced him to St Basileios. Psellos had a dream of his recently-deceased mother Theodote in heaven, encouraging him to follow the narrow road of faith and introducing him to St Basileios
Certainty: 1 Michael Psellos' daughter Styliane gratified her parents as a baby. Styliane derived her nobility from her mother, and as a baby showed it by precocious behaviour with her nurses and maids. She was charming, beautiful and a delight to her parents, being taught good manners by the formality of her mother
Certainty: 1 Accomodation arrangements for the emperor, two empresses & sebaste in the palace. In the allocation of apartments in the palace, Konstantinos IX had the central one and Maria, Zoe and Theodora resided round about: but Maria had the inner sanctum. This cohabitation proved harmonious. Zoe never went to the emperor without ascertaining whether he was alone, or being visited by Maria
Certainty: 0 Zoe's superstitions & perfume-making increase. Zoe made a very accurate image of her Jesus (called the Antiphonetes) and embellished it with a bright substance. She created a likeness that all but breathed. Its tones gave an answer to questions and its colour indicated the future. Pellos saw her hugging it and reacting to it with great emotion. She was also involved in perfume-making, with her bedroom resembling a perfumier's market booth. She lit many braziers around her room and one of her attendants divided up the bulk perfumes, others blended them. In winter the work of perfume-making seemed to her advantage, since the great fires heated the cold air. But in summer others found it trying to come near, while she, as if oblivious to the heat, had a bodyguard of many fires
Certainty: 1 Maria Skleraina sent money to Lazaros of Galesion. Maria Skleraina was told by her brother Romanos about Lazaros, and she sent him one of the imperial furnishings and 720 nomismata which were used for the construction of the (church? monastery?) of Pausolype
Certainty: 1 Delimitation of the property of Hagios Demetrios Phouskoulou at Kassandra. The anagrapheus of Boleron, Strymon and Thessalonike Ioannnes established the periorismos and set the taxes due from the proasteion of Hagios Demetrios Phouskoulou at Kassandra, belonging to the monastery of Hagios Panteleemon tou Sphrentze
Certainty: 0 Marriage of Anna Dalassene to Ioannes Komnenos. Ioannes Komnenos married Anna Dalassene, daughter of Alexios Charon. They would become parents of remarkable children, five sons (Manuel, Isaakios, Alexios, Adrianos, Nikephoros) and three daughters (Maria, Eudokia, Theodora)
Certainty: 1 Ioannes Mauropous defended his decision to abandon seclusion for the court of Konstantinos IX.