Mutasim's March Through Cappadocia in A. D. 838 Author(s): J. B. Bury Source: The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 29 (1909), pp. 120-129 Published by: The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/624648 . Accessed: 12/01/2015 03:14 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of Hellenic Studies. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 128.235.251.160 on Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:14:34 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions MUTASIM'S MARCH THROUGH CAPPADOCIA IN A.D. 838. IN the warfare between the Eastern Empire and the Caliphate in the ninth century, one of the most famous passages is the expedition of Mutasim, which was signalised by the siege and capture of Amorion, in A.D. 838. The best, in fact the only full, narrative of the campaign is preserved in the Chronicle of Tabari (A. H. 223).' His account of the opening operations of the invading armies is beset with certain geographical difficulties which I propose to consider in this paper, with the help of material supplied in the writings of Professor Ramsay, and in the hope that he may be able to throw further light on the subject.