![]() ![]() ![]() LIFE & WORKSīorn in Constantinople in 1018 CE and given the name Constantine by his aristocratic parents, Michael later changed his name when he joined a monastery mid-career. Michael acted as courtier and advisor to several Byzantine emperors, and he was the tutor of Michael VII. Writing between 10 CE, his texts combine theology, philosophy, and psychology, while his most famous work is the Chronographia, a series of biographies on emperors and empresses, which has proved an invaluable source on the Byzantine Empire of the 11th century CE. 1082 CE) was a Byzantine historian, writer, and intellectual. His texts – the most famous being Chronographia – combine theology, philosophy, and psychology. (Pantokrator Monastery Library, Mount Athos) / Wikimedia Commons A 12-13th century CE illustrated manuscript depicting the 11th century CE Byzantine scholar and minister Michael Psellos and Byzantine emperor Michael VII. ![]()
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