Psellos wrote to console his old friend, Leon Paraspondylos, who had recently lost power & wealth
Unit appears in:
KONSTANTINOS IX (1042-1055)
1052
Summary:
Psellos fulfilled an old philosophical friendship by telling Leon Paraspondylos, in a letter over a recent dramatic loss of power and wealth, that his new life was better than the old. He proposed at the same time to praise Leon to Konstantinos IX
Dates:
1052 (Uncertain)
Emperor Konstantinos IX Monomachos (
Konstantinos 9
)
He was to be lobbied by
Michael 61
on behalf of
Leon 62
, who had recently suffered a great loss of wealth and prestige (:)
Psellos Letters (Sathas) 8.238
Leon Paraspondylos (
Leon 62
)
Having recently suffered a severe loss of power and wealth, his old philosophical friend
Michael 61
sent him a letter to console him, as his new life was better than the old, but offering practical help by speaking to
Konstantinos 9
(:)
Psellos Letters (Sathas) 8.234-238
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (
Michael 61
)
He consoled
Leon 62
in a letter over a recent dramatic loss of power and wealth
Τῷ αὐτῷ Psellos Letters (Sathas) 8.234-238
He fulfilled an old philosophical friendship by telling
Leon 62
, in a letter over a recent dramatic loss of power and wealth, that his new life was better than the old: he proposed also to praise Leon to
Konstantinos 9
(:)
Psellos Letters (Sathas) 8.234-238