He was born third child after two girls, to the great joy of his parents and the whole family; female gossip said he would never cry, nor suckle from any breast but his mother's
Psellos Mother 11
He was lulled to sleep by Theodote 2101 with biblical stories with a strong moral line, not mythological or fairy tales, or a nurse's entertainment; she often showed affection when she thought him asleep, so that he felt loved, not spoilt
Psellos Mother 17-18
He was born near the monastery of ta Narsou and brought up there
Certainty: 0 Michael Psellos recommended some friends of his father to a krites Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos may have witten three letters to Michael patrikios on a commentary on Hermogenes & a visit fom a great man Certainty: 0
1046
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote in the persona of Konstantinos IX welcoming a new convert & claiming a part in his baptism Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to Xiphilinos, praising his disdain for the trivial, but demanding a letter Certainty: 0
1047
Certainty: 2 Ioannes Xiphilinos & Psellos polarised intellectual life in the city, & ancient chairs were revived Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael Psellos appointed proedros of the philosophers by Konstantinos IX Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ophrydas launched an attack on Ioannes Xiphilinos as nomophylax; Xiphilinos took it to heart Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Siege of Constantinople by Leon Tornikios, who won several skirmishes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 0 Keroularios sent Psellos an edible snake (?), tasty enough to seduce Adam & Eve Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Pellos wrote to Keroularios on behalf of the maïstor of the school of ta Diakonisses, asking for help to escape poverty Certainty: 0
1048
Certainty: 1 Psellos, Mavropous & Xiphilinos agreed that if one was forced into a monastery, the rest would follow Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos sent Keroularios four letters thanking him for a fish he had sent him, & describing the meal Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked the krites of Boukellarion to examine decisions of previous kritai (one of them himself) Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The maïstor of the school of Chalkoprateia refused money from Psellos deriving from an invitation to the imperial table Certainty: 0
Certainty: 1 Visit of Nikolaos of Horaia Pege to his kinsman Konstantinos IX Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos' daughter Styliane (aged 6) was learning to read, & asking her teachers about the bible Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0 Psellos heard two readings, much preferring the first; he wrote an encomium of the reader Certainty: 0
1049
Certainty: 1 Ioannes Mauropous was removed from Constantinople by appointment as metropolitan of Euchaita Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos & his old friend Niketas found themselves teaching at the same school (Hagios Petros) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos IX insisted on sleeping without guards, despite Psellos' warnings Certainty: 1
1050
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos IX was deeply moved by Zoe's death Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos IX dismissed Konstantinos Leichoudes in favour of Ioannes logothetes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Pardon (by Konstantinos IX) of a man caught stealing military funds Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Plot against Konstantinos IX of anonymous low-born ex-barbarian Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked Romanos, once a fellow-student, for schedographia exercises, as two of his pupils had finished all his own Certainty: 0
1051
Certainty: 1 Styliane, Psellos' beautiful daughter, first lost her complexion & then slowly died, to her parents' great distress Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Suggestive links between Romanos Boilas & Konstantinos IX's Alan mistress Certainty: 1
1052
Certainty: 1 Psellos told Aristenos his son spent too long at the spoonfeeders, afraid of his demanding teaching Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 His pupil Kyritzes said that in criticising Psellos he roused a wasp; Psellos waspishly denied this Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Death of Ioannes Mauropous' brother; Psellos wrote a letter of consolation Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to console his old friend, Leon Paraspondylos, who had recently lost power & wealth Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos, at times of crisis, liked to visit beautiful memorials, like the Mangana wih the tomb of Zoe Certainty: 1
1053
Certainty: 2 Engagement of Michael Psellos' adopted daughter (c. 9 years old) to Elpidios Kenchres (c. 18) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Elpidios Kenchres became protospatharios & was appointed to various offices Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael Psellos congratulated Michael Keroularios for showing a more human side Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Ioannes Xiphilinos became a monk, reminding Psellos that he had promised to follow him Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote three letters to Zomas, krites of Opsikion, to organise & improve his monasteries in the theme Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Michael Psellos by chrysobull received rights at Madytos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Georgios the aktouarios about improving his unproductive monasteries Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Ioannes Mauropous on behalf of an old man, & mocked Ioannes for wanting to return to the capital Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos claimed to a suppliant that he had worked hard to support him with Konstantinos IX Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to a monk on Mt Olympos whose character attracted him to retreat there Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Ioannes Xiphilinos, promising to use no excuses to avoid following him to Olympos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Ioannes Mauropous that Konstantinos IX would recall him - subject to a favourable interview Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Contact between Psellos & Keroularios via the latter's nephew Konstantinos did not make up for denial of direct access Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Leon Paraspondylos accepting that he was a great ascetic & deciding it was time to help him Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0 Leon ho ton Patron, the epi ton deeseon, refused to correspond with Psellos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos IX's over-humble letters to the Fatimid ruler were spiced up by Michael Psellos Certainty: 1
1054
Certainty: 2 Persecution of Michael Psellos by representatives of the church Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Correspondence between Michael Psellos & others over his proposed tonsure Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Esaïas left the capital, but was given protection (to Psellos' joy) by Konstantinos Leichoudes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Elpidios Kenchres was promoted patrikios at the request of Psellos, his potential father-in-law Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 At the time of Psellos' trial, Leon Paraspondylos' friendship was a rare consolation for him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos' sickness (partly feigned) which he used to support demands for tonsure
As he was looking for a reason to join Ioannes Xiphilinos on Mt Olympos, God increased his desire and gave him stomach pains, which he magnified into life-threatening disease. Following Ioannes' example he feigned liver problems and serious heartburn, pretended to be demented, his soul conversing with things that stood over him. He checked his voice and pretended to cut his hair with his fingers. Konstantinos IX heard that he had been at death's door and totally depressed, but that when he got better he desired the better and higher life. Konstantinos was downcast at this news. At first he wailed and groaned deeply that Psellos' life was at risk, overwhelmed by the prospect of losing one whose talk he enjoyed. Later he did everything possible to keep Psellos in the capital
Certainty: 2 Two letters of Konstantinos IX to Psellos, one advising against tonsure, the other praising him for carrying it through Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos IX's exploits in palace & garden construction Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Tonsure of Michael Psellos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos' return to court after tonsure, & its uncomfortable results Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos left Constantinople for Mt Olympos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos' Oratoria Minora 8: when resigning as protasekretis: after philosophising as a politician, he needed time for thought Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Zomas, krites of Opsikion, suggesting how to achieve retirement & tonsure Certainty: 1
1055
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote an encomium some time after the death of Nikolaos, founder of the monastery of Horaia Pege Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos became the confidant of Theodora - as far as the envy of others would permit Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos returned from Olympos & decided to break the engagement of his adopted daughter Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos & Anastasios Lizix sought an interview with Leon Paraspondylos to solve their problems Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Keroularios, complaining of a lack of consistency in the patriarch's dealing with him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 A monk from St Saba in a poem suggested that Psellos had failed to stay a year on Olympos because of lack of females Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos gave Leon Paraspondylos inordinate praise, but received a trivial job-offer in return Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Ioannes, notarios of the dromos, praising the Atticism of a work on the Trinity sent to him on Olympos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote letters of support for three persons to Zomas, krites of Opsikion Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, about alleged injustice to a kinsman Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos had been lucky enough to meet the famous Romanos, metropolitan of Kyzikos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos said he needed to see again an archmandrite whom he had met on Olympos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos complained in two letters to Psephas that his only job offer was a place in the school (?) of papa-Sabinos Certainty: 1
1056
Certainty: 2 Dispute between Theodora & Michael Keroularios over female rule of Empire Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos consoled the founders of Nea Mone for their loss (of the monastery?) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Case of Psellos' adopted daughter, decided (in one detail) against him: report lodged Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Severe illness of Theodora; choice by courtiers of Michael (VI) Bringas (stratiotikos) as successor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Ioannes Xiphilinos charged Psellos with following Plato more than Christ, receiving a long & fierce reply Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos advised a newly-chosen kathegoumenos on Olympos how to carry out his duties Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos congratulated Romanos Skleros on the birth of a new grandson Certainty: 1
1057
Certainty: 3 Michael VI refused to grant dignities to eastern generals, who turned against him Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Michael VI took advice on the rebellion, especially from Michael Psellos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos with 2 colleagues sent as ambassadors to Isaakios Komnenos at Nikomedia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael VI's envoys splendidly received Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 On the embassy, Psellos' speech persuaded Isaakios (I) to accept rank of kaisar Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Secret response of Isaakios (I) to the ambassadors of Michael VI Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The first embassy of Psellos & his colleagues, they say, was ignored Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Outcome of embassy to Isaakios (I) reported to Michael VI; reply to secret response Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Second embassy to Isaakios (I) came close to agreement on settlement Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Katakalon Kekaumenos convinced many rebels of dangers of settlement, & (secretly) the imperial ambassadors Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ambassadors assured Isaakios (I) he was popular in Constantinople, which would revolt at his approach Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Second embassy to Isaakios Komnenos interrupted by news of revolt in Constantinople Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Isaakios Komnenos entered city in triumph; he was crowned & proclaimed emperor by patriarch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I successfully freed the city of soldiers, encouraging them to return when needed Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Appointment of Psellos as proedros caused some controversy Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote about the basilikos of Madytos, to avoid trouble from a local tourmarches Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Comparison, Keroularios v. Psellos: unchanging aristocrat vs. mutable pedant Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Defence of Psellos against those who resented his promotion to hypertimos Certainty: 1
1058
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to the empress Aikaterine that he could not bear Constantinople without her & Isaakios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos was seriously ill, interrupting his visits to the emperor & the business he was doing for suppliants Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Isaakios I, then to Theodoros Dokeianos, his nephew, asking if the first letter had been well received Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Sudden arrest & banishment of patriarch Michael Keroularios by Isaakios I Komnenos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos was so flattered to receive a reply from Isaakios I that he promised to deposit the letter in his tomb Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos Leichoudes was the only approach to Isaakios I: Psellos wrote to him for the krites of Charsianon & a poor suppliant Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Discussion between Psellos & Romanos, metropolitan of Kyzikos, about the value of monasteries by the charistike system Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 A senior monk from Olympos sent fruit & a monastic representative to Psellos, & was heartily thanked Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Chasanes, krites of Macedonia, sent gold for the taxes of his theme, & Psellos replied with golden letters Certainty: 1
1059
Certainty: 2 Appointment of Konstantinos Leichoudes as patriarch Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Leichoudes fell seriously ill as soon as he became patriarch - a worrying sign of possible divine disfavour Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Monk from St Saba (Jerusalem) satirised Psellos (& others): Psellos replied with Oratoria Minora 21 Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Two of Isaakios I's nephews were praised as mighty bulwarks of his power Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Isaakios I as he set out against the Pechenegs, warning him of Selte Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The metropolitan of Amaseia was asked to watch over Psellos' son-in-law (?), the young krites of Armeniakon Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos asked the metropolitan of Neokaisareia & Ioannes Mavropous at Euchaita to help his son-in-law Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Isaakios I as he left against the Pechenegs: a conventional plea to stay Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote two (ill-informed) letters to imperial notarioi accompanying Isaakios I on his Danube expedition Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote two eulogies of Isaakios I during the Pecheneg campaign, one on earlier events, the other badly informed Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Leichoudes sent Psellos a fish, which the latter hoped meant that the friend who had rejected him was reconciled Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The father-in-law of Theodoros Dokeianos died near the end of Isaakios I's Danube expedition (at Lobitzos?) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes Doukas was doux of Antioch - a city which Psellos envied, as he did not write Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos fell seriously ill after lightning strike while hunting Certainty: 2
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: 3 Abdication of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 3
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: 1 Niketas, maïstor of the school of Hagios Petros, left to pursue preferment in the church, going to Troy, his uncle's see Certainty: 1
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 Ioannes Doukas thought his brother, Konstantinos (X), was hostile to him: Psellos disagreed Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Eirene the kaisarissa became a paragon of womanly virtue in the palace 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: 0 Psellos asked the megas oikonomos for a few bushels of grain for a poor nun Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 By rejecting claims on a monastery, the krites of Aegean Sea would gain credit for Psellos with its owner Certainty: 0
Certainty: 1 Psellos told Chasanes, krites of Macedonia, that his notarios Michael's wife was very ill; he needed brief home leave Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0 Psellos told the metropolitan of Ephesos to write to him in his simple style, naming a letter-carrier Certainty: 0
Certainty: 1 Xeros, krites or praitor of Thrakesion, was asked not to demand too much from Psellos or from his own notarios Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0 A woman with a rural problem was sent to explain it to a krites, Psellos' friend, as she would do so better than Psellos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A woman built a convent, vowing poverty, not starvation; Psellos sought to unblock a fund set up to provide food Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to help a relative gain glory & money - especially money, as he had a family to support Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A notarios had three patrons: Dalassene the magistrissa, his thematic krites, & Psellos; he ought to prosper Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a magistros & krites, a relative, whose wife might have died but for Psellos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a friendly krites to help a woman in trials over her estates, because she was both noble & Psellos' relation Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended to the epi ton oikeiakon a woman who was plaintiff in a trial over one nomisma, which she should win Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites of Katotika to help a metropolitan of Larissa recover his see, & to return money as suggested by the krites' wife Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites (?) of Macedonia to help a woman recover more of her husband's estate there than she had in Lykandos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 In the struggle between bishops of Alia & villagers of Lysokraneia (?), the krites must insist that imperial decisions be respected Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked the krites of Kibyrraioton to help with property in Rhodes left under Psellos' protection by Theodoros Alopos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 When a son was absent when his father died, neighbours seized their land; Psellos asked a krites to do nothing till the son returned Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wanted more letters from a correspondent, & thanked him for bronze vessels Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended the bearers of the letter to the krites, as they would need careful & impartial justice Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos & a learned man planned correspondence, though they could meet; Psellos feared his friend's new wealth would bring other interests Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The epi ton deeseon, satirised in an encomium, resented the mockery but ignored the praise; Psellos recommended more balance Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A correspondent sent Psellos a philosophical treatise; he was delighted, & offered him lessons in rhetoric as well as philosophy Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A protegé of Psellos needed help (details unclear); he wrote to a krites, certain that he would provide it Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to avenge the bishop of Noumerika over some attendants (?), completing Psellos' work when dismissed by the emperor (?) Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended a man from Nicaea to a krites with a chronic illness briefly, as the recipient was ill Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A correspondent of Psellos was accused of sophistic methods expressing friendly feelings which were untrue Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended an Athenian to a krites (of Katotika?), a good action for a classicist Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos thanked a krites for helping a tax-collector of his theme, & asked him to do the same again for the same man Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos praised a correspondent's simple style; if he wrote (not too often) he would try to help with the emperor Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The monk Pherebios wanted to emulate Psellos; Psellos explained why he would fail Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The epi ton oikeiakon was asked to write & to encourage his men to write; this would be no burden to so generous a man Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The charistikarios of Artigenes monastery was very old & should be dead, so that Psellos could take over the monastery Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos sent two men to the krites of Peloponnesos & Hellas, recommending that a third be sent home Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A very old man was extremely insistent to be put in touch with Ioannes Mauropous; Psellos complied Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The krites of Anatolikon should help the bishop of Sozopolis, as were both keen friends of Psellos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, should help Psellos' relative, rather than just enjoying Psellos' reminders Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Synetos, metropolitan of Basilaion, pleaded poverty to Psellos while sending him partridges, making him curious over the see Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos had not told the krites of Macedonia how to behave to the bishop of Panion; how had the bishop fared? Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos sent the krites of Optimaton a man who needed help, & Basileios Melissenos, suffering a disastrous tax-audit Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to the krites of Optimaton about an adminstrative change (?), which might be bad for a small theme
Psellos explained alternative views to the krites of Optimation. If a man who had applied to him was right, the problem was less serious. But if Psellos was right, the theme would lose a post (?) and so the krites should cancel the whole burden (?), or half, or another fraction
Certainty: 0 Psellos had only heard a little of the exploits of the logothetes of the dromos, & would like to hear more by correspondence Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a man of God, disturbing his contemplation; he would not write again, as it was enough to be in his thoughts Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The archbishop (?) should, like Christ, not despise the world or Psellos, but pass on to him some of his spiritual wealth Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos was working to bring an exile home, & prospects improved, as some time had passed & the emperor needed good men Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites for many favours; most suppliants, like the current one, only needed his naturally sympathetic ear Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos, operating by favours as a "ruler of rulers", asked a krites of Aegean Sea to aid a man supported by many other friends Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos' suppliant was lame, like him; it would not be easy to help by approaching the emperor Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The suffering of a magistros had made an impact on the emperor; Psellos advised it was best to stop the pressure Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos still hoped for the recall of the vestes, pleading also with him for a notarios who visited the capital to see a dying mother Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 An ex-vestes had given up wealth to enter a poor monastery; Psellos pleaded for the return of its confiscated estates Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a vestarches to govern an inexperienced dioiketes like a chariot-horse, offering just enough rein Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos sent formal consolation to Ioannes (?) Bourtzes on the death of his brother, hoping for a reward for the letter-carrier Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended a relation to a friend as an eloquent man who would repay help with effusive thanks Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a krites promoted protonotarios of the dromos, claiming to have given him much help against enemies Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos replied to a learned correspondent, greatly praising his letters & asking him to write whenever there were carriers Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a metropolitan of Patrai, asking him to grant the wish of the nicest man in the capital Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to investigate an elderly monk who claimed (unconvincingly) to have been deceived in his monastery Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to begin a correspondence he had long desired with a krites of Charsianon; but there had been no carriers Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a metropolitan, in whose city an exile had settled, asking him to help the man despite his immaturity Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos, a krites & a notarios were involved in activities to help all of them; Psellos wrote to the krites to maximise benefits Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to deal with Euthymios, a suppliant who was eating him out of house & home Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos said a krites had not helped over taxes in Macedonia; he should do so & work in his own theme, for changes were imminent Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a krites to help a man recommended by a confidant of the emperor; the krites could do two favours at once Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to help a landowner who could barely survive & wanted him to stop paroikoi being driven from their lands Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos knew a metropolitan but not a suppliant visiting him; the former, being good, would improve the latter, good or bad Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos hoped his relation would continue to collaborate with the krites of Katotika - who must send the statues Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos gave a notarios a letter suggesting leniency to the krites who would have to judge him Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended Prokopios to the krites of Katotika as a good man from his theme & a friend of Psellos - three good claims Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The metropolitan of Madytos should continue to support the basilikos of Madytos - a major reason why Psellos kept the position Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The krites of Macedonia was asked to help the protos of Mt Ganos & his monks in all ways Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked the krites of Cappadocia to aid Cappadocian monks who were mutual friends - many reasons to help Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Ioannes Mauropous complained that Psellos' letters to him lacked respect: Psellos disagreed Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A friend of Psellos (a teacher?) received two rambling philosophical letters, both mentioning teaching methods Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites, in a letter of thanks for enthusiasm over Psellos' epistles, was told not to compromise with the people of Rodinos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos warned a krites he would ask a number of favours for a poor relative who had just visited the capital Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to help a poor suppliant, though he had nothing specific in mind at the time Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A monk wrote of a brother's death, asking about a task entrusted to Psellos; Psellos had passed it on, but it was too hard to complete Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to help a paternal friend of his, so that he might just survive on his last estate Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A poor man's progress via favours might stop as life became volatile; Psellos asked a krites for one more favour to secure the future Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Asked who was so bad as to be below censure, Psellos named the metropolitan of Tarsos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos told the krites of Macedonia to do his job & forget gossip, from which, as Psellos' friend, he was immune Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites for a favour with some reserve, because he did not want to impose on a relative Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos advised a krites to restrict hospitality for a man who told tall stories about his hosts & journeys Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos befriended a man, discovered his quality, & recommended him to a krites; the latter should check Psellos' judgement by doing the same Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos education shared with a krites, & the dangers he faced with the local population; he asked him to aid Stylianos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos invited a monk for a meal & a bath, to make up for a previous invitation he had to cancel Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos told Katakalon Kekaumenos as a monk that the metropolitan of Koloneia needed his support Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A grammatikos said he had made no money fom his theme, but his krites Pothos claimed he had: a dilemma for Psellos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos & Pothos' uncle orchestrated a good reception in the palace for a letter from Pothos, who would benefit Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Pothos was told by the emperor to measure land in dispute between Drimys & some villagers: Psellos turned this into philosophy Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Two letters praising a successful doux of Antioch Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites was told that not everyone from his theme was bad; a bishop, seen in Psellos' words, was admirable Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos told a metropolitan he had not yet finished his business, wishing that his power to help was as great as his will Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos told a krites that a poor man's one estate was besieged by villagers; if breaking the law, they must be punished Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites of Optimaton was told of a victim of inter-village squabbling, & asked to investigate Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos criticised a krites of Katotika as too defensive: he should both make money & maintain his good name Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites was unhappy over promotion & dismissal; Psellos tried to cheer him, praising his notarios Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites was asked to help a man in whose case his opponents had changed a verdict; the emperor wanted a review Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Pellos recommended a Peloponnesian to the krites Maleses, who was to help him in lawsuits, tax assessment & a dinner invitation Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The monks of the Theotokos were wrong to attack the krites rather than their accusers, for he had alienated no monastery property Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Maleses proud at receiving requests from Psellos, should allow an unfortunate soldier to go on campaign Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A protokentarchos bought his office long ago at a high price; a krites should ensure he did not lose money Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The owner of the Melias monastery wanted to pay tax in the capital; Psellos told him to sign an assurance for his krites Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to let the metropolitan of Amorion pay monoprosopon in the capital, at no cost to the exchequer Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked the krites of Boukellarion for further help over tax for a rich & just friend Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A landowner asked the krites by imperial command to map boundaries of his land; Psellos told him to warn off a potential thief Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos laboured for the recall of an exile: the emperor was well-disposed, but waiting for the right time Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos, a krites & his notarios should help a suppliant, since all were already linked in the network of Psellos' friendship Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos was given a poor monastery, & asked the local krites if its problems were soluble; if yes, he would try Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended two men: a relative, whom he told to work hard, & a subordinate with potential Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites complained of Psellos' favours to an unlucky man; but the man gained little, & the krites lost nothing Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The people of Atzikome would be Psellos' villagers, if he lobbied their krites for them; they did not know the praitor Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended a krites of the hippodrome to the krites of Opsikion Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The patriarch opposed the plan of the metropolitan of Nikomedia for Hagia Sophia, & arranged for him to come & explain it Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The mulberry trees of a poor friend were stolen by a neighbour; he petitioned the emperor & Psellos, who both asked the krites to help Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The krites of Opsikion was warned of lost letters, & reminded of the tax-exempt status of Megala Kellia Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote twice to a krites recommending a notarios, then thanking him for his help Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a hegoumenos about two monks he had excluded, recommending they be reinstated Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to Pentaktenos, confident his relations with emperor & patriarch would improve, & praising him for entering a monastery Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A man from Nicaea was sent to ask the krites of Opsikion, to stop his men harassing him for taxes for a small estate Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a krites about a man slandered to the emperor, asking him to ignore lies & investigate impartially Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a krites about a dependent of his, a soldier forced to settle as a farmer; he asked him to help the man Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote bluntly to a krites who no longer enjoyed philosophy, to help a man from Nicaea recover debts Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos' protegé was well treated by the kourator of Cyprus; but why did latter stay in Cyprus, with hot weather & low profits? Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites who had been a pupil to care for his teacher's estates, & write better letters Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended the unknown Leon Melandros to the megas oikonomos: if he was not good, his correspondent would make him so Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to the megas oikonomos that a secretary needed a tax exemption for the title of kouboukleisios suggested to him Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos apparently confessed to the metropolitan of Nikomedia that he stole icons from churches & had a collection Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Requests to the krites of Thrakesion to be just & fair to those seeking positions Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A man from Dyrrachion was regularly helped over tax by the local doux, regarding the doux & Psellos as co-saviours Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A man taking Psellos' letter to the krites of his theme was too poor to help over tax, but needed work as a grammatikos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos' relative was in danger from slanderous kouratores, & he wrote twice asking a krites to help Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The emperor wanted justice from a krites for Psellos' protegé, who should realise that his judge was his patron's friend Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 This notarios had many virtues; if a krites had a similar reference, it was right; if not, he should substitute Psellos' letter Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos, writing to a krites of Katotika, asked for honour for the letter-carrier, in a good tradition Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos sent a runaway notarios to a krites, but without brazen references; it was enough to be sent by Psellos Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The letter Psellos sent was redundant, the favour was agreed: but the notarios needed something to carry Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos missed a krites, Psellos' relative worked for him & liked him, but made no money; could this not be changed? Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 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 Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites for an effortless favour, supporting a poor man in his theme unlikely ever to need legal help Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos' friend was unjustly treated, the krites in the case was just, & also a friend; do it! Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 An ex-slave was sent by a will to a monastery: the hegoumenos sealed a document in support, but then refused entry Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended a kinsman, as a good not just a relation to a krites, another good man, who might think him a relation Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a krites to mobilise the dimension of friendship to support his protegé's case; he wrote again with thanks Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos told a man who reminded him of a promise that he would have addressed the emperor unprompted Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A protegé of Psellos & relatives were badly injured with stab-wounds & loss of property; the local krites must investigate Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A notarios wrote to Psellos of the kindness of a krites; let his thanks increase the kindness, as he was new to the work Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites should welcome a neighbour & protegé of Psellos as a real friend & help him complete his duties before leaving the capital Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A man asked Psellos to write to a krites, & Psellos did, both sure the krites would grant the request, in the interest of all Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos thanked a krites over favours for his relatives, though excuses were available; he wanted to reciprocate Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A friend of Psellos met a disaster, allowing a krites to satisfy at one blow the needs of friendship & win salvation Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos recommended a musician, a practical music-maker rather than a theorist; the krites should also treat him as a good man Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites responded to recommendations: any sign of concern by Psellos was enough to see a man well treated Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A letter-carrier would be a test for Psellos: if a krites treated him well, he was a friend; if not, he was not Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A protegé of Psellos (friend of the krites) was also from the krites' theme: so he had two claims Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites asked Psellos why a bedhead is higher than the foot; his answer began with philosophy but ended with comfort Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to a younger man as a spiritual son, praising his achievements in an opaque way Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos compared a man to an ill-behaved Arabian dog, attacking sheep, not wolves, poisonous & to be suppressed Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A man awoke Psellos as he slept under the influence of mandragora, & put him under a lotus-like spell; effective Sirens were needed (?) Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos gave a student (?) a lesson on the physics of shooting stars Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A friend of Psellos had kindled intellectual fire in Psellos, now quenched; he wanted it to blaze again Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked for the quick renewal of a convent's sigillion; one Eve had beaten Adam, but he faced a whole convent Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 He explained (to a student?) why we feel cold in draughts Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 He called an ex-student "son", despite his promotion; both should write to have Nikolaos reinstated in the Hodegon monastery Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A hegoumenos excluded Kallinikos from his chosen monastery; Psellos tried a third time to get him a hearing Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos offered a man a choice of cheese or letter; the letter discussed cheese from various viewpoints, then gave the cheese as well Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos praised a spiritual son in an ideal encomium for re-establishing Byzantine defences Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos warned a friend that refusal of friendship from one so close could embitter him: but friendly gestures would be very welcome Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 In a flowery address (to Ioannes Mauropous?), provision was made for the letter-carrier, if he needed it (& he would) Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to Pothos, asking him to give his friend & neighbour (the letter-carrier) a fair hearing Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Ioannes Mauropous bought a monastery for a relation; Ioannes via Psellos told the responsible krites that it had grown since purchase Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos' correspondent met his problems with learning & versatility, yet made others compete, not sympathise with him Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos told a krites of his reactions to a decree (which the krites had prepared?) Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A metropolitan wrote to Psellos as Psellos wrote to him, prey calling the hunter, beginning friendship & correspondence Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to his spiritual father, asking why another of his spiritual sons refused Psellos' requests Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites, Psellos' closest friend, should help Moses, Psellos' acquaintance in his theme, & watch over his monastery Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos gave a metropolitan authority over one of his students; having refused it, he should not blame Psellos for the results Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites was cited in a text (a letter?) written to hide its subject; allusions include Bulgarians, Scythians & orphans Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos said that a bishop was pleasant & adaptable, sollemn or humorous as needed, suitable for any task a krites set Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Sagmatas hunted while Psellos wrote, yet each was attracted by the other; perhaps game could be exchanged for letters? Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A violent neighbour attacked an estate, killing an elderly manager; Psellos demanded justice from the local krites Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 For no reason, one man stopped another rebuilding a ruin; Psellos asked the krites to intervene, though the offender was poor Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked a krites to act to stop a friend suffering losses because others did not pay their taxes; he needed help Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Help for Thrakesios of Thrakesion from two brothers who became kritai of the theme Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The first favour Psellos asked for a man from a krites had (he said) saved him; a second was now needed to complete salvation Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos twice asked for a krites to disregard minor irregularities by a tax official, whose income could not satisfy demands made on him Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A krites had given major relief to a tax official who was Psellos' relative; gratitude could lead to more help & a virtuous circle Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos praised a krites to the emperor, who reacted positively & would promote him, probably to a medium theme Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A poor man's few possessions had been attacked; Pothos his krites should offer gifts & rebates, in pennies, not pounds Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A friend of Psellos was unjustly accused before a krites; Psellos wrote to seek a fair trial & a safety-net in case of loss Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 A metropolitan refused to continue close friendship & correspondence with Psellos, who regretted this & proposed remedies Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos' only news from a krites came via a grateful kinsman working in his theme, offering chances for co-operation Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos sent a metropolitan a white, talkative skaros to begin a correspondence, symbol of a friendship which would grow Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Dalassenos sent a short letter with many cheeses; he should write in simple soldier's language, & often, unless he wrote more Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The nephew of Ioannes Xiphilinos was Psellos' pupil & colleague, intelligent & consistent like Ioannes, not a cone but a cylinder (?) Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The father of a pupil sent hourly advice on teaching, some of which he took; the boy would succeed mainly by his own efforts, not Psellos' Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Symeon Kenchres wrote that he had entered a monastery; Psellos wondered if he had been too hasty Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The famous metropolitan of Thessalonike was less consistent since becoming a bishop Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Negotiations on the leasing of a problematic estate to a monastery Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 An exchange of gifts between Psellos & a monastery where he had lived Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos (with words) & a krites (with actions) were old collaborators, planning the revival of a dying monastery Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Praise from Ioannes Mauropous enthused Psellos & a notarios Ioannes had helped Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos told Michael, krites of Kibyrraioton, of a possible posting in the capital, discussing his notarios Ioannes & a mule Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Konstantinos Hierax was congratulated by Psellos for noble endurance of exile, which Psellos hoped would soon end Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Konstantinos Xiphilinos asked Psellos for a simple summary of the Aristotelian Organon; he was told that this was impossible Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Nikephoros, nephew of Keroularios, complained that a text of Psellos was difficult; he replied that even Plato could be hard Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Pothos was told of Psellos' new venture as a charistikarios & given the horse Psellos owed in tax Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos was to begin correspondence as a junior partner with a metropolitan representing virtue & the power of God's church [lacunose] Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos was unsure of his friend's attitude to his letters, especially the last ... Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote three letters to a spiritual father, maybe from the monastery of Petra (?) Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos sent Nikephoros, nephew of Keroularios, a doctor who damaged patients (men, animals & trees) & was only good at violence Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Basileios krites (?) of Cappadocia was told not to worry about Cappadocian rebels or malicious gossip, but to give Psellos reason to praise him Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos claimed Basileios despaired too soon over his theme of Armeniakon: he should look at cities as well as mountain villages Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos wrote to Elias with a gift of wild pears & salted birds, telling him to think of the thought behind the gifts Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos (who helped Epiphanios Philaretos before), advised him, as a novice at court, to stand consistently like a rock against the ocean Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Ioannes Xiphilinos sent Pellos only a drop from Horaia Pege; the plain & simple were virtues, but not the very brief Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Ioannes the kaisar asked Psellos medical & theological questions, & how to defend his crops from caterpillars Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Ioannes Mauropous became active in Euchaita, but also was the subject of complaints from there to the emperor Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Dialogues on philosophy & friendship at a distance between Psellos & Ioannes Mauropous often took themselves very seriously Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Psellos asked the metropolitan of Corinth to help Chrysobalantites the tax-collector in sea-travel Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 The krites of Aegean Sea was asked to help Psellos & the kathegoumenos of ta Narsou by promoting the monastery's ship Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Pothos was asked to resolve a dispute between two villages, & do all he could to prevent a recurrence Certainty: 0
1061
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X lamented the lot of exiles he had himself condemned Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Trial of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, for a capital offence Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Application made (ironically?) to Konstantinos X to transfer Psellos' property of Medikion to Anastasios Lizix Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 A gift of food on a festival from Psellos to Ioannes the kaisar might be given to his children to play with Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 The basilikos of Madytos was still in difficulties, despite support from the krites of Macedonia; he might need more in the future Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos had the military levy cancelled for a monastery he owned; Pothos, as krites, was to assure the hegoumenos of his support Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 The name Kakoprates was accurate over fortune but not character; Pothos was asked to help him - & received advice about his job Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Was Pothos wronging the Theotokos' Acheiropoietos; if so, he should read its chrysobulls & hear its owner, Psellos himself Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Michael (VII) & his brother Andronikos were sent to Psellos for education Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Pothos was told that villagers were diverting water from the mills of the Acheiropoietos to their own; he should restore it Certainty: 1
1062
Certainty: 1 Monks of Mt Ganos asked Psellos to take over their monasteries Certainty: 1
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 Anastasios Lizix was welcomed kindly by Dalassenos, who should send reports to the emperor if positive, but not if negative 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 Death of Anastasios Lizix in Athens: monodies & other mourning reactions 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 Ioannes the kaisar gave Psellos a horse, & made a speech in full armour for a brave crane he killed while hunting Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 The bishop of Parnassos was praised to Ioannes the kaisar as simple & grateful; he sent Psellos produce in return for letters & help 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 sent a hegoumenos to a krites, to protect the monastery's estates & win credit with its martyrs (& Psellos) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos asked Nikolaos Skleros for help over the Acheirpoietos for the Theotokos (not just Psellos), & Medikion Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Euphemia was barely alive as Psellos wrote to Ioannes kaisar on truffles; she revived a little at Ioannes' gift Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos' confidence in his writing skills was now based on the fact that they had managed to conquer Ioannes kaisar Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos replied to an (unspecified) request from Ioannes kaisar by saying that he felt too old Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Ioannes the kaisar with the kaisarissa conspired to entrap Psellos with foods he liked & other gifts Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos now had only occasional visits from Ioannes kaisar: he kept a picture in his heart, but needed letters Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote a bold encomium to Konstantinos X, praising practical wisdom & humility, sailing on the Euphrates & Danube Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos complained that Nikolaos Skleros twice rejected Psellos' good candidate as notarios: maybe the end of their friendship? Certainty: 1
1064
Certainty: 2 Psellos asked the krites of Aegean Sea to aid metropolitan Romanos of Kyzikos a year after the earthquake of 1063 Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Xiphilinos spoke for the weak, disputing with magistrates & Konstantinos X himself, rising & berating him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos told Ioannes kaisar to return from his estates to the capital, where facilities for his children were better Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos after long efforts to persuade Konstantinos X, arranged the retirement of Nikolaos Skleros Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos' adopted daughter Euphemia gave birth: Psellos told kaisar Ioannes, & wrote of his infant grandson Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos X questioned Psellos' loyalty, & Ioannes kaisar tested him with dispiriting questions Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos still felt affinity with Ioannes kaisar, but they rarely spoke, leaving him starved of good company 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 Konstantinos X marched out to Choirobakchoi with absurdly small army Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos received the first beautiful letters of Aimilianos, patriarch of Antioch Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos would later remember the nursery routine of Euphemia's family Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos would be dead without Ioannes kaisar, yet friendship had become hostility & he wondered if they would speak again Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos corresponded with Sergios, krites of Thrakesion, over poisonous snakes & the monk Elias Certainty: 1
1066
Certainty: 1 Aimilianos, patriarch of Antioch, praised Psellos' letter, apart from its excessive praise; Psellos denied it was excessive Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 The krites of Katotika was making no money & wanted a transfer; Psellos warned that the east was unsafe, & some bread was better than none Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos sent Iasites a discussion of the rational & irrational, why only the horse among animals is alogon Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos told Aristenos in exile that lack of access to the emperor made it hard to help him Certainty: 1
1067
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote three letters to Aristenos, with thanks, comparison of two grammatikoi & advice on rhetoric Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Eudokia took power into her own hands while training Michael (VII) for rule Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos suggested to Iasites that they should both profit from their links to Eudokia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Empress Eudokia became worried that her sons would lose power without a strong emperor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Needs of empire or oaths sworn to Konstantinos X? Xiphilinos wondered whether to let Eudokia remarry Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Eudokia & Psellos told Michael VII of her impending marriage to Romanos (IV) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Nikephoros, nephew of Keroularios, who inspired him by writing one line & expecting a whole letter in reply Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended Elias Krystalas to Ioannes kaisar Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended Elias Krystalas to Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended Elias Krystalas to a krites of Katotika Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended Elias Krystalas to the krites of Boukellarion
Psellos told the krites of Boukellarion (?) about Elias Krystalas. Elias was an earthly monk unable to fly, though often practicing with charioteers. He was like Elijah or Paris (marked off by his beard, fed with earthy food). He had no problems going up and down to heaven
Certainty: 1 Psellos told the krites of Opsikion about Elias Krystalas Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended Elias Krystalas to the krites of Thrakesion Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos recommended Elias Krystalas to the doux (?) of Antioch Certainty: 1
1068
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 12 for Eudokia, on her recent choice of Romanos IV Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos recommended Elias Krystalas to Nikephoritzes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos asked Nikephoritzes to see if Besaine was a rich see, as its bishop was likely to be taxed as a rich man Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Campaign already begun by Romanos IV Diogenes against Turks Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to five friends in central Anatolia to reconcile the bishop of Gordiason with the bishop of Matiane Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Psellos wrote to Eustratios Choirosphaktes, with congratulations on Romanos IV's victory Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos, in the lifeless world of his books, badly missed a friend who was on campaign with the emperor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Basileios the epi tou kanikleiou, speculating why he had not written Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote again to Choirosphaktes, wondering whether the army was going to India Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Romanos IV, in despair at his long absence, listing all of his virtues of which he felt deprived Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Romanos' army returned after a pointless campaign: warfare for warfare's sake Certainty: 2
1069
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Romanos IV, seeking favour & right to compose encomia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 After making yearly distributions, Romanos IV left Constantinople on new campaign against Turks Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos, after strong pressure (he claimed) from Romanos IV, joined his 1069 expedition Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote from Caesarea to 3 friends who continued with Romanos: he could not keep up Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, mentioning ambush & Larissa-Melitene journey Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 (?) Psellos passed through Philadelphia in returning to the capital, reporting events to the krites of Thrakesion Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Romanos about his return to Constantinople & publicity given to his victory over the ambush Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Eudokia authorised money for Psellos, but he misinterpreted her wishes; she abused him, provoking a passionate reply Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Nikephoros (only), nephew of Keroularios, on ustable fortune, adding theatrical stories for discussion at dinner Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to kaisar Ioannes, encouraging him to hope for the favour of Eudokia & even Romanos IV Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Romanos IV began to despise Eudokia, her sons & kaisar Ioannes Doukas Certainty: 2
1070
Certainty: 2 Romanos IV decided to spend 1070 in Constantinople, sending Manuel Komnenos to fight in Anatolia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos, wanting contact with Ioannes kaisar, perversely wrote to him to ignore books & hunt everything, including Psellos himself Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote two virtuoso letters to Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, lamenting declining powers, with mixed scientific infomation Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Romanos started negotiations to marry his infant son to one of Robert Guiscard's daughters Certainty: 1
1071
Certainty: 2 Psellos implies that though Romanos knew nothing of sultan's presence, he (Psellos) did know Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Tricked by sultan, with divided forces, dangerously exposed, Romanos was defeated & captured Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Coup against Romanos by kaisar Ioannes in favour of Eudokia Makrembolitissa & Michael VII Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Michael VII proclaimed sole emperor by palace guard; Eudokia evicted Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Eudokia made a nun & exiled by Michael VII with her other children to her convent of Piperoudion Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos congratulated Andronikos Doukas on his victory, though Romanos IV was still free, & prepared a poem for his triumph Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos playfully wrote of Christ's disciples among Scythian nomads; Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, misunderstood Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 (?) Psellos wrote to Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, that he was involved in tactics & siege engines (at Chliat?) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote a much-delayed monody on Michael Radenos Certainty: 1
1072
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to the blinded Romanos IV, offering consolation of divine inner light Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael VII wrote to Robert Guiscard, proposing to marry his brother Konstantios to a daughter of Guiscard 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
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote (or adapted) for Michael VII verse introductions to seven subjects Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos took up the case of the monk Nikolaos, exiled from Antioch by the patriarch Aimilianos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 The patriarch Aimilianos had cowed the monks of the Thaumatourgos monastery; Psellos would help monks visiting the capital Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 An Antiochene whom Amilianos & Psellos had helped, once told Psellos about Antioch; now he only had Aimilianos stories Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos had worked hard with the emperors on behalf of Aimilianos of Antioch, & urged him to write Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos tried to maintain correspondence with Aimilainos of Antioch, glad of news from anywhere, as Aimilainos rarely wrote Certainty: 1
1074
Certainty: 2 Second marriage of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios: Psellos was not shocked by the ceremony Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Birth of Konstantinos, son of Michael VII & Maria of Alania Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Death of a kouropalates who linked Psellos to his son-in-law's family; negotiations to replace him Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 A case of forgery in the signature of a report on the bishop of Korone Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos dedicated his De omnifari doctrina to Michael VII, warning him not all the sources were Christian Certainty: 1
1075
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Konstantinos, Keroularios' nephew, to congratulate him on the birth of a son Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 13 for Michael VII: Psellos' expulsion from court was rescinded Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Michael VII's relationship to his brothers, & to Psellos Certainty: 1
1078
Certainty: 2 Psellos forgave the envy of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios, whom he had now overtaken in dignity Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos compared the family of Konstantinos, nephew of Keroularios with his own state, consoled only by Eudokia Certainty: 2