Michael Italikos wrote aggressively to Bapheopoulos over late payment of his salary

Summary:
Payment for the didaskaloi, including Michael Italikos, was late. Michael wrote to Bapheopoulos, the official responsible, claiming on spurious grounds that he was a student of his, then using this false relationship to tell him bluntly to pay up. If not, he would use his ex-student and Bapheopoulos' superior the epi ton gonaton to put pressure on him. In the last resort, he would write to the megas oikonomos, who (according to Tziknoglos) ruled the whole world, even areas outside the empire 
Dates:
1137 (Uncertain) 
Tziknoglos, whose sister was being treated by magic (Anonymus 25038)
  • He was quoted as claiming that administration of the whole world, even areas outside the empire, were run by the magas oikonomos (:) Italikos 227.4-7
Bapheopoulos, financial official (Anonymus 25043)
  • He received an aggressive letter from Michael 20130, pretending he was Michael's student so as to speak to him bluntly: he must arrange for the payment of the salaries of the didaskaloi; Michael threatened to involve his superiors, like Anonymus 25044 (:) Italikos 226.1-227.10
Michael Italikos, man of letters (Michael 20130)
  • He claimed on spurious grounds that Anonymus 25043 was his student, then used the fact to tell him bluntly to have his salary (as didaskalos) paid; he threatened to approach superiors, like Anonymus 25044, or even the megas oikonomos (:) Italikos 226.1-227.10