Certainty: 3 Death of Konstantinos IX in his own residence & burial in Mangana Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Theodora confiscated goods of supporters of Proteuon & banished them, promoting her eunuchs Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Theodora entrusted state affairs to the safe hands of Leon Paraspondylos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos became the confidant of Theodora - as far as the envy of others would permit
Even when Konstantinos IX was alive, if Theodora wished to write a secret letter or do something confidential, she would discuss it with Psellos. On becoming empress she immediately summoned Psellos, tragically articulated her sufferings under Konstantinos, confided secret plans, urged him to visit her often and to tell her everything he knew. When Psellos complied, it aroused jealousy. Rivals told tales against him, finding fault with his monastic status and solitary life. Psellos realized this and visited her less often, so that she reproached him for slowness and accused him of scorning her orders. [It is hard to reconcile this report with the fact that Psellos spent much of the relevant time in a monastery on Mt. Olympos. This evidence may been used, with much else, to suggest that Psellos exaggerated his contact with the emperors under whom he lived.]
Certainty: 2 Theodora neither looked for a husband as emperor, nor gave donations, as would a new ruler Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Bryennios returned from his Turkish campaign & was banished by Theodora Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Theodora greatly honoured an unnamed legal expert (over office of nomophylax?) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos returned from Olympos & decided to break the engagement of his adopted daughter Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Leo, archbishop of Bulgaria: replaced by Theodoulos 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 Theodora investigated the heresies of the Chiot monks: they were exiled, but soon returned Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Diplomacy between Tughril Beg & Theodora Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 11 & Oratoria Minora 1 for Theodora Certainty: 2
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
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Certainty: 2 Dispute between Theodora & Michael Keroularios over female rule of Empire Certainty: 2