Psellos praised a correspondent's simple style; if he wrote (not too often) he would try to help with the emperor
Unit appears in:
KONSTANTINOS X (1059-1067)
1060
Summary:
Psellos wrote saying that he gained a clear picture of a man from his simple letters. He should write often (but not too often), and Psellos would intervene with the emperor, not over trivialities, but over his loyal friendship
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain)
correspondent of Psellos who needed imperial support (
Anonymus 2155
)
His simple letters were praised by
Michael 61
as giving a clear picture of the man; Psellos encouraged him to write often (not too often), and he would intervene with the emperor, not over trivialities, but over his loyal friendship (:)
Psellos Letters (Sathas) 22.259
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (
Michael 61
)
He wrote to
Anonymus 2155
, promising help
Psellos Letters (Sathas) 22.259
He wrote to
Anonymus 2155
, saying that he gained a clear picture of him from his simple letters; he should write often (not too often), and Psellos would intervene with the emperor, not over trivialities, but over his loyal friendship (:)
Psellos Letters (Sathas) 22.259