Psellos wrote to Basileios the epi tou kanikleiou, speculating why he had not written

Summary:
For all his promises, Basileios the epi tou kanikleiou had not written. Psellos wondered whether on campaign he had forgotten how to speak to civilians - but no, he was not so superficial; he just found it easier than Psellos to forget absent friends 
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Basileios, epi tou kanikleiou (Basileios 2103)
  • He was asked by Michael 61 why he did not write, for all his promises: Psellos wondered whether on campaign he had forgotten civilian language - but no, he was not so superficial; he just found it easier than Psellos to forget absent friends (:) Τῷ βεστάρχῃ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ κανικλείου Psellos Letters (Sathas) 88.331-332
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He asked, as vestes (?), why Basileios 2103 did not write, for all his promises: maybe on campaign he forgot how to speak to civilians - but no, Basileios was not so superficial; he just found it easier than Psellos to ignore absent friends (:) Τῷ βεστάρχῃ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ κανικλείου Psellos Letters (Sathas) 88.331-332
  • He asked why Basileios 2103 did not write, for all his promises Τῷ βεστάρχῃ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ κανικλείου Psellos Letters (Sathas) 88.331-332