[Footnote 96: For Theophilus, Motassem, and the Amorian war,
see the Continuator of Theophanes, (l. iii. p. 77 - 84,)
Genesius (l. iii. p. 24 - 34.) Cedrenus, (p. 528 - 532,)
Elmacin, (Hist. Saracen, p. 180,) Abulpharagius, (Dynast. p.
165, 166,) Abulfeda, (Annal. Moslem. p. 191,) D'Herbelot,
(Bibliot. Orientale, p. 639, 640.)]