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Michael Psellos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time c. 1017–1078 Also known as 米海尔·普塞洛斯、Μιχαὴλ Ψελλός、Constantine Psellos

Michael Psellos (c. 1017–1078), foremost 11th-century Byzantine scholar, philosopher, and historian, author of the Chronographia and a key figure in …

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  1. 1051–1055Constantinople · ConstantinopleDuring the reign of Constantine IX Monomachos, Psellos held high offices such as protospatharios, headed teaching at the University of Constantinople, was renowned for rhetoric and philosophy, and was deeply involved in court factional struggles and diplomatic affairs.
  2. 1056–1060Constantinople · ConstantinopleAfter 1056 Psellos continued to serve under Theodora and Constantine X Doukas, wrote the Chronographia covering the political history of the preceding decades, and served as tutor to the prince Michael and others; his works are primary sources for 11th-century Byzantium.

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