Certainty: 2 Konstantinos Dalassenos exiled & his supporters also punished Certainty: 2
1043
Certainty: 2 Psellos took over a house vacated by Konstantinos (X): beginning of their friendship Certainty: 2
1049
Certainty: 1 Marriage of Konstantinos (X) & Eudokia Makrembolitissa Certainty: 1
1057
Certainty: 3 Michael VI refused to grant dignities to eastern generals, who turned against him Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Failure of second attempt by eastern generals to gain promotion, via Strabospondylos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos made a plot with angry eastern generals to remove Michael VI from throne Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The rebel generals, seeing fate of Bryennios, gathered at Kastamon, home of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Isaakios Komnenos proclaimed emperor by the army at Gounaria Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crowning of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 3
1059
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos after hesitations appointed Konstantinos (X) Doukas as successor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Members of family of Isaakios I enthusiastically accepted his choice of Konstantinos X as successor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I, feeling better after abdication, went in imperial vessel to Stoudios, & was tonsured Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Beginning of rule of Konstantinos X Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Empress Aikaterine soon imitated her husband's tonsure: but Konstantinos X included her in his first acclamations Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Reign of Konstantinos X began with generous promotions, donations & emphasis on justice Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X reversed many decisions of Isaakios I, especially punishment of men of Michael VI Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 A letter from Ioannes Doukas (the future kaisar) from Edessa was very supportive of his brother Konstantinos (X) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos X issued an ordinance at Antioch to get information from Ioannes Doukas; Ioannes thought him hostile Certainty: 1
1060
Certainty: 2 Leichoudes honoured Keroularios at his tomb before Konstantinos X & Eudokia a year after his death Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X appointed his brother Ioannes as kaisar, changing his life & that of his wife Eirene Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Death of Isaakios I Komnenos as a submissive & chaste Studite monk Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirming for Lavra earlier chrysobulls of Konstantinos VII & Konstantinos IX Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X worked hard to raise revenues, loved private litigation & neglected the army Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Some children of Konstantinos X, both those born earlier & porphyrogennetoi, became co-emperors Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Katakalon Kekaumenos as a monk was told to deal with the emperor himself over non-payment of his salary Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Katakalon Kekaumenos was told that his man worked hard on emperor, patriarch & Psellos before admitting defeat Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Destruction of Eastern Anatolia by Turks; centre saved by few successes of impoverished army Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Government of Ani entrusted to Bagrat, doux of Iberia, to save money Certainty: 1
1061
Certainty: 3 Plot disrupted festival of St Georgios at Mangana & drove Konstantinos X & his family to take ship Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Luckily, the imperial party avoided the ship where assassins were waiting & reached the palace safely Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Plot against Konstantinos X was put down, with imprisonment, confiscation of property & banishment Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X accused Amertikes of trying to murder him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Xach'ik, the Armenian katholikos, was freed from Constantinople without paying taxes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Investigation of Iveron complaint concerning properties & paroikoi on Athos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X lamented the lot of exiles he had himself condemned Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Provisional settlement of dispute between Vatopedi & Hagios Hypatios on Athos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Emperor (Konstantinos X ?) confirmed with a chrysobull ownership of Phlorion & Galataria by Epiphanios protasekretis Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Trial of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, for a capital offence Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Anastasios Lizix charmed Konstantinos X with his perfect manners; onset of his paralysing illness
Anastasios Lizix's adminstrative career took him to the far east and far west of the empire to assist different kritai, whilst in the capital he charmed Konstantinos X by his efficiency and perfect manners. But then he was struck by paralysis, which began from his feet and hands and spread more widely, caused great pain, immobilised him and kept him at home. The emperor arranged for him to be sent to an administrative post in Athens, a better climate for him than the capital, and an inspiring place for a learned man
Certainty: 1 Application made (ironically?) to Konstantinos X to transfer Psellos' property of Medikion to Anastasios Lizix Certainty: 1
1062
Certainty: 1 Fortunate victories over Turks prevented total destruction of Anatolia Certainty: 1
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirming annual grant of 1000 modioi of wheat to Nea Mone (Chios) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Dispute over ownership of properties at Ezoba between local bishop & Iveron settled in favour of Iveron
A bishop of Ezoba seized fields and vineyards of the Theotokos of Ezoba belonging to Iveron. He appealed in court to acts of Michael Serblias, Kyritzes krites of Strymon, and Niketas krites of Boleron, Strymon and Thessalonike, claiming they gave him ownership of the lands and revenues. But the court rejected the documents as providing no evidence of property rights. The bishop was convicted of seizing the properties, and Iverons ownership was confirmed by Konstantinos X. Then the bishop and inhabitants of Ezoba seized the properties of Iveron, felled trees and harvested five vineyards, destroying buildings and mills. Michael Mertatos, oikonomos of Iveron, and others protested. Konstantinos X asked Nikephoros (III) Botaneiates, strategos of Thessalonike, to investigate, punish the guilty and and make peace, and he passed the case to Nikolaos Serblias, krites of Boleron, Strymon and Thessalonike, who sent Petros asekretis to establish boundaries for the properties. He was to to open their praktika (written by Georgios Hexamilites and the kouropalates Ioannes Komnenos), seek local information over the boundaries and make a new praktikon. Witnesses were found by the guards Georgios the notarios and Ioannes Kommatares: Basileios Teknodotes, Demetrios the priest, Georgios Staurophoros, Ioannes Tzertitzas, Konstantinos the presbyter, Michael archon of Sklaboarchontia, Michael Machetares, Mousilios spatharokandidatos and tourmarches, and Theodoros Siligoudes of Serres. The praktika were opened before them and boundaries established and confirmed by witnesses, some with a signature, some with a cross
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirming the attachment of 15 Jewish families to Nea Mone (Chios) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Ownership of metochion of Melissourgeion confirmed to Iveron by Konstantinos X Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 The metropolitan of Madytos must visit Konstantinos X or send holy Madytos oil; he persuaded Psellos to favour his basilikos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 When Psellos tried to help a krites, he made progress at first in persuading Konstantinos X; but now slander had stopped him Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos informed Ioannes the kaisar over a robbery which cost him 300 nomismata saved for buying an estate Certainty: 1
1063
Certainty: 2 Psellos reported to Konstantinos X that Konstantinos Leichoudes was dying; he disbelieved at first, then visited him just before death Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Death of Konstantinos Leichoudes caused an outpouring of grief throughout the capital; then an interregnum Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Nikephoritzes was made doux of Antioch for slandering empress Eudokia: he provoked barbarian attacks Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos sent festal gifts to the families of Konstantinos X, Ioannes kaisar & the patriarch; letters often explore symbolism Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended to Ioannes the kaisar the victim of a disaster which left his family starving; why should he not be a krites? Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos had tried in every way to have Kalokyros recalled from exile: signs were now favourable for a speedy solution Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos told a kourator of Cyprus that Konstantinos X knew he had made peace after troubles & governed well - good for his career Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote a bold encomium to Konstantinos X, praising practical wisdom & humility, sailing on the Euphrates & Danube Certainty: 1
1064
Certainty: 3 Ioannes Xiphilinos appointed patriarch, once the search spread to Mt Olympos; he accepted "demotion" from the monastery
After a considerable interregnum following the death of Konstantinos Leichoudes, the search for a new patriarch was extended beyond Constantinople to Mt Olympos. At once the choice fell on Ioannes Xiphilinos, who had to be persuaded to leave Olympos for "demotion" to patriarch
Certainty: 2 Xiphilinos spoke for the weak, disputing with magistrates & Konstantinos X himself, rising & berating him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Innumerable Uzes (Oghuz) crossed Danube, captured Byzantine generals & plundered as far as Hellas
Konstantinos X was dismayed at the news that 60,000 Uzes had crossed the Danube, captured Basileios Apokapes and Nikephoros Botaneiates, who were governing the cities of the Danube, reached Thessalonike and advanced well into Hellas. He hesitated to raise and send a battle-worthy army, out of either stinginess or fear
Certainty: 2 Ioannes of Lampe chosen to replace Theodoulos as archbishop of Bulgaria Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos after long efforts to persuade Konstantinos X, arranged the retirement of Nikolaos Skleros Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos X questioned Psellos' loyalty, & Ioannes kaisar tested him with dispiriting questions Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos X's attitude to Psellos had changed, making his reception at court unpredictable Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Tragic death-scene of Eirene the kaisarissa involved her whole family & Psellos Certainty: 1
1065
Certainty: 2 Some Uzes, desperate in winter cold, returned home: an embassy failed to stop raids from the rest Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X marched out to Choirobakchoi with absurdly small army Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Uzes defeated by cold, famine, epidemic, escaping Byzantine generals & Balkan neighbours Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X prayed for defeat of Uzes with fasts & processions: he later led rites of gratitude Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 A few Pechenegs & Uzes settled on Byzantine territory by Konstantinos X Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Konstantinos X confirmed all earlier chrysobulls for Iveron Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Romanos (IV) appointed doux of Serdica Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 14 for Konstantinos X, congratulating him on defeating the Uzes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Kalaphatou was bequeathed to Lavra by Iakobos of Kalaphatou, in return for maintenance for life & other stipulations
The monk Iakobos of Kalaphatou had a document written by a monk (maybe Theodoros), in which Iakobos granted the properties of his monastery to Lavra, in return for maintenance by Lavra till his death. The document was witnessed by five monks: Meletios of Sklithrea, Theodoros of Otibibiti (?), Nikolaos of Prodromos, Nikolaos of (kyr Nikolaos) Hesychast and Theoktistos of Roudaba. Iakobos should also be commemorated by Lavra after his death, together with five other monks of Kalaphatou: Basileios, Damianos, Ephraim, Kosmas and Stephanos. The offer to support him (as he was ill) for his lifetime was made by Athanasios III, hegoumenos of Lavra. It was stipulated in the document that the feasts of the Presentation of the Virgin and Hagios Demetrios should be celebrated by Lavra at Kalaphatou, and that another elderly monk, Stephanos, should be maintained by Lavra and given a wine allowance
1066
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 9 & 10 & Oratoria Minora 4 for Konstantinos X, stressing the importance of his children Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Revolt of Nikoulitzas Delphinas at Larissa Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Konstantinos X Doukas fell ill with the disease that would kill him Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X, wishing to protect the rights of his children, made Eudokia swear not to remarry Certainty: 2
1067
Certainty: 3 Death & burial of Konstantinos X; succeeded by his wife Eudokia Makrembolitissa Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Eudokia took power into her own hands while training Michael (VII) for rule Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Needs of empire or oaths sworn to Konstantinos X? Xiphilinos wondered whether to let Eudokia remarry Certainty: 2
1073
Certainty: 1 Psellos gave one classical & one magical interpretation of a carved stone he was asked to examine for Michael VII Certainty: 1
1074
Certainty: 2 Birth of Konstantinos, son of Michael VII & Maria of Alania Certainty: 2