Ka kammala wannan magana: A ƙarshen ƙarni na 10, babban barazana ga ƙasar Hellas ya fito ne daga Sama'ila, wanda ya yi yaƙi a kai a kai da Basil na II don yankin. A shekara ta 985, Sama'ila ya kama Thessaly da kuma birnin Larissa mai muhimmanci, kuma a shekara ta 989, ya washe Tasalonika. Basil a hankali ya fara dawo da waɗannan yankuna a cikin 991, amma Sama'ila ya sake kama yankunan da ke kusa da Tasalonika da Peloponnese a cikin 997 kafin a tilasta masa komawa Bulgaria. A cikin 999, Sama'ila ya kama Dyrrhachium kuma ya sake kai hari arewacin Girka. Basil ya sake dawo da waɗannan yankuna a shekara ta 1002 kuma ya mamaye duka Bulgarians a cikin shekaru goma kafin mutuwarsa (duba
Nasarar Byzantine na Bulgaria).