Michael Psellos (Michael Psellus)
Μιχαὴλ Ψελλός
Michaḗl Psellós
CountryByzantine Empire
LanguagesByzantine Greek
Datesc. 1018 - c. 1096
ancient world
graeco-roman
medieval europe
Michael Psellos or Psellus was a Byzantine Greek monk, savant, writer, philosopher, imperial courtier, historian and music theorist. He was born in 1017 or 1018, and is believed to have died in 1078, although it has also been maintained that he remained alive until 1096. He served as a high ranking courtier and advisor to several Byzantine emperors and was instrumental in the re-positioning of power of those emperors.— Wikipedia
