Romanos III, when an embassy from the son of Amer, ruler of Aleppo requested the renewal of their peace treaty and offered to pay tribute, sent Theophylaktos to Aleppo to confirm the alliance. Theophylaktos also visited Hassan ibn al-Mufarrij, and brought back to the capital his son 'Allaf, who was made a patrikios, given gifts, and sent back to his father