Certainty: 1 First real encounters of Michael Psellos, Ioannes Xiphilinos & Ioannes Mauropous Certainty: 1
1042
Certainty: 2 Psellos, Xiphilinos & Leichoudes began Konstantinos IX's government of the talented Certainty: 2
1046
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 Foundation by Konstantinos IX of School of Law: appointment of Ioannes Xiphilinos as nomophylax Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos made a dismissive reply to Ophrydas' attack on Xiphilinos Certainty: 2
1048
Certainty: 1 Psellos, Mavropous & Xiphilinos agreed that if one was forced into a monastery, the rest would follow Certainty: 1
1053
Certainty: 1 Ioannes Xiphilinos became a monk, reminding Psellos that he had promised to follow him Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Ioannes Xiphilinos, promising to use no excuses to avoid following him to Olympos Certainty: 1
1054
Certainty: 2 Correspondence between Michael Psellos & others over his proposed tonsure Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos' sickness (partly feigned) which he used to support demands for tonsure 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
1056
Certainty: 1 Ioannes Xiphilinos charged Psellos with following Plato more than Christ, receiving a long & fierce reply Certainty: 1
1060
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 Ioannes Xiphilinos sent Pellos only a drop from Horaia Pege; the plain & simple were virtues, but not the very brief Certainty: 0
1064
Certainty: 3 Ioannes Xiphilinos appointed patriarch, once the search spread to Mt Olympos; he accepted "demotion" from the monastery Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Ioannes Xiphilinos' determination as patriarch was to perform the liturgy daily, though many subordinates did not Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Xiphilinos spoke for the weak, disputing with magistrates & Konstantinos X himself, rising & berating him Certainty: 2
1065
Certainty: 1 Ioannes Xiphilinos decorated bare parts of Hagia Sophia, especially round the bema & in apses & higher areas Certainty: 1
1066
Certainty: 2 Revolt of Nikoulitzas Delphinas at Larissa Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X, wishing to protect the rights of his children, made Eudokia swear not to remarry Certainty: 2
1067
Certainty: 2 Needs of empire or oaths sworn to Konstantinos X? Xiphilinos wondered whether to let Eudokia remarry
The patriarch Ioannes Xiphilinos considered, together with the empress Eudokia and her officials, what action to take against the advance of the sultan Alp Arslan. They debated whether to put the empire's interest above the dead emperor Konstantinos X's wishes for Eudokia not to remarry. Eudokia herself wanted to marry Romanos. Xiphilinos was pessimistic about the future, if Byzantium continued to be ruled by a woman and children. He attacked the oaths imposed by Konstantinos X, as based not on the common benefit but on jealousy. Psellos only heard of the plan late and indirectly, and refused to support it
Certainty: 2 Eudokia used a eunuch's persuasiveness to escape from oath sworn to Konstantinos X Certainty: 2
1068
Certainty: 3 Romanos Diogenes married Eudokia & was proclaimed emperor Certainty: 3
1069
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Romanos about his return to Constantinople & publicity given to his victory over the ambush Certainty: 2
1071
Certainty: 3 Patriarch Ioannes VIII Xiphilinos ordered an investigation into disputed property at Melitziane
The patriarch Ioannes VIII Xiphilinos received a complaint from Georgios IV Oltisari, hegoumenos of Iveron about Ioannes Iatropolos and Petros, chartoularioi of the oikonomeion of Hagia Sophia, that with some paroikoi of Eunouchou they seized a property of Iveron at Melitziane and transferred it to Eunouchou. The patriarch was shown the tax register drawn up by Andronikos in 1047. He ordered an enquiry, and summoned Ioannikios, megas oikonomos of Hagia Sophia, Theophilos, metropolitan of Herakleia and Ioannes, metropolitan of Sardis, as well as the two accused chartoularioi Ioannes and Petros, and two others, Konstantinos Sideriotes and Christophoros. Ioannikos, the megas oikonomos, wrote to Stephanos, the metropolitan of Serres, and the patriarchal officials Basileios the protospatharios, Stephanos the spatharokandidatos and Nikolaos the koubouklesios. The letters cancelled the actions of the two accused chartoularioi, and told the four recipients to go to the site and trace the border on the basis of periorismoi from both sides. This they did, with 23 (named) lay persons, monks of Iveron and paroikoi of Eunouchou. Questions were asked about a missing border marker (which they replaced) and the stream of Zeginas, which was part of the border
1072
Certainty: 3 Synod convened by patriarch Ioannes Xiphilinos to discuss election of bishops to vacant sees Certainty: 3
1074
Certainty: 3 Proposed marriage of Michael VII's son Konstantinos to Helena, daughter of Robert Guiscard Certainty: 3