Psellos & the emperor both wrote to a krites for a suppliant; Psellos delayed so as not to annoy the krites or compete with the emperor
Unit appears in:
KONSTANTINOS X (1059-1067)
1060
Summary:
A suppliant once asked him for a letter to a krites which he delayed so as not to annoy the recipient, and later he heard the man had an imperial letter, with which he would not compete. The letter ends with playful reasons why he did finally write
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain)
krites, correspondent of Michael Psellos (
Anonymus 2482
)
He received a letter from
Michael 61
on behalf of
Anonymus 2483
, who asked for it long before; Psellos delayed so as not to annoy the krites or compete with an imperial letter the man had; he explained playfully the reasons why he finally wrote (:)
Psellos Letters (K - D) 161, 189.1-20
suppliant to Michael Psellos (
Anonymus 2483
)
He asked
Michael 61
for a letter to
Anonymus 2482
, and later gained an imperial letter; Psellos delayed so as not to annoy the krites or compete with the emperor; he explained playfully the reasons why he finally wrote (:)
Psellos Letters (K - D) 161, 189.1-20
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (
Michael 61
)
He wrote to
Anonymus 2482
explaining why he eventually wrote to recommend
Anonymus 2483
Psellos Letters (K - D) 161, 189.1-20
Anonymus 2483
once asked him for a letter to
Anonymus 2482
which he delayed so as not to annoy him; later he heard the man had an imperial letter, with which he would not compete; the letter ends with playful reasons why he finally wrote (:)
Psellos Letters (K - D) 161, 189.1-20