Psellos wrote to Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, about alleged injustice to a kinsman

Summary:
Psellos compared the painted image of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios with the reality and with a word-picture, carefully (but obscurely) defining the terms of the comparison. In another letter he praised Konstantinos as impartial - but why should Symeon, notarios of the eidikon, defeat his brother, just because of his name and office? Why should an innocent man, Psellos' kinsman, perish with the guilty, with Konstantinos' agreement? Symeon must be stopped and justice done 
Dates:
1055 (Uncertain) 
brother of notarios of the eidikon Symeon (Anonymus 2180)
  • He was defeated by Symeon 2101 (according to Michael 61) just because of his name and office, permitted by Konstantinos 120; why should this innocent man, Psellos' kinsman, perish with the guilty? Symeon must be stopped and justice done (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 45.277-278
Konstantinos, nephew of patriarch Michael I Keroularios (Konstantinos 120)
  • He was praised by Michael 61 as impartial - but why should Symeon 2101 defeat Anonymus 2180? because of his name and office? why should an innocent man, Psellos' kinsman, perish with the guilty? Symeon must be stopped and justice done (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 45.277-278
  • His painted image was compared by Michael 61 with the reality and with a word-picture, with careful (but obscure) definition of the terms of the comparison (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 211, 247.9-249.16
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He praised Konstantinos 120 as impartial - but why should Symeon 2101 defeat Anonymus 2180? because of his name and office? why should an innocent man, Psellos' kinsman, perish with the guilty? Symeon must be stopped and justice done (:) Τῷ μαγίστρῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ καὶ σακελλαρίῳ Psellos Letters (Sathas) 45.277-278
  • He wrote to Konstantinos 120 against Symeon 2101 Τῷ μαγίστρῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ καὶ σακελλαρίῳ Psellos Letters (Sathas) 45.277-278
  • He compared Konstantinos 120's painted image with the reality and with a word-picture Psellos Letters (K - D) 211, 247.9-249.16
  • He compared Konstantinos 120's painted image with the reality and with a word-picture, carefully (but obscurely) defining the terms of the comparison (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 211, 247.9-249.16
Symeon, notarios of the eidikon (Symeon 2101)
  • He had defeated Anonymus 2180 (according to Michael 61) just because of his name and office, permitted by Konstantinos 120; why should his innocent brother, Psellos' kinsman, perish with the guilty? Symeon must be stopped and justice done (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 45.277-278