Psellos recommended to Ioannes the kaisar the victim of a disaster which left his family starving; why should he not be a krites?

Summary:
Psellos addressed Ioannes kaisar, asking for imperial favour for a man who, after early promise as a kourator, met an unlucky disaster that left his wife and children starving. As he was as good as any of his peers, why not make him krites of a theme? All would benefit in that case: the theme (he would be just), Konstantinos X (he would enrich the treasury), and Psellos, on whom he had battened, like the frog he resembled (?) 
Dates:
1063 (Uncertain) 
wife of a krites (Anonyma 2132)
  • The disaster met by Anonymus krites (16) meant that she and her children were really starving (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.400
children of a krites (Anonymi 2111)
  • The disaster met by Anonymus krites (16) meant that they and their mother were really starving (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.400
potential krites, acquaintance of Michael Psellos (Anonymus 2278)
  • He was recommended by Michael 61 to Ioannes 62; after promise as a kourator he met an unlucky disaster that left his family starving; as he was as good as any of his peers, why not make him krites of a theme? (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.399-400
  • If he was made a krites, it would help the theme (he was just), and Konstantinos 10 (he would strive to fill the treasury) and Michael 61 (on whom he had battened, like the frog he resembled) (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.399-400
Ioannes Doukas, kaisar (Ioannes 62)
  • He received from Michael 61 a request for favour for Anonymus 2278, whose early promise as kourator and later bad luck he knew about; if, he was told, the man became a thematic krites, the theme, Konstantinos 120 and Psellos would all gain (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.399-400
Emperor Konstantinos X Doukas (Konstantinos 10)
  • As his brother Ioannes 62 had privileged access to him, he was asked for a favour by Michael 61 to help Anonymus 2278, who wanted to become a thematic krites; if he was promoted, he would aid Konstantinos by striving to fill the treasury (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.399-400
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He addressed Ioannes 62, asking for imperial favour for Anonymus 2278, who after early promise as a kourator met an unlucky disaster that left his family starving; as he was as good as any of his peers, why not make him krites of a theme? (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.399
  • He told Ioannes 62 that all would benefit if Anonymus 2278 became a thematic krites: the theme (he would be just), Konstantinos 10 (he would strive to enrich the treasury), and Psellos, on whom he had battened, like the frog he resembled (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.399-400
  • He wrote to Ioannes 61, asking for imperial favour for Anonymus 2278 Psellos Letters (Sathas) 151.399-400