Certainty: 1 Illness & death of Skleraina Certainty: 1
1046
Certainty: 1 Second trial of Lazaros of Philippopolis sought to overturn the verdict of the first
In his second trial (for which Psellos wrote his speech), Lazaros of Philippopolis tried to persuade the Synod to return to the views they expressed at the first, to accept the imperial annulment of his deposition and banishment, and to reinstate him in his see. He was suffering spiritual and ecclesiastical death because of a false trial and a legal quibble over deposition, at the hands of old colleagues. He refused the compensation of a pronoia and thanked Konstantinos IX, Zoe and Theodora. He compared the care with which a bishop was appointed to the hasty and illegal way in which he had been deposed, with credence given to false accusers (including a heretic) and total neglect of the canons
1047
Certainty: 2 Siege of Constantinople by Leon Tornikios, who won several skirmishes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Tornikios had the city at his mercy, but did not take it; fortune turned against him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 0 Donations to Hagios Michael of Sosthenion by Konstantinos IX & Zoe Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0 Donation to Mangana by Konstantinos IX & Zoe Certainty: 0
1048
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 5 for Konstantinos IX Certainty: 1
1049
Certainty: 1 Success of Romanos Boilas as a court buffoon Certainty: 1
1050
Certainty: 2 Zoe was buried in a most beautiful tomb Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos IX was deeply moved by Zoe's death Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos openly recognised his mistress (an Alan princess), naming her sebaste Certainty: 2
1053
Certainty: 1 Psellos wrote to Ioannes Mauropous on behalf of an old man, & mocked Ioannes for wanting to return to the capital Certainty: 1
1054
Certainty: 2 Psellos' return to court after tonsure, & its uncomfortable results Certainty: 2