Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An kafa Catepanate na Ras tsakanin 971 <unk> 976, a lokacin mulkin John Tzimiskes (r. 969 zuwa 976). An sanya hatimi na "strategos" na Ras zuwa zamanin Tzimiskes, yana mai yiwuwa a gane magajin Tzimiskes Nikephoros II Phokas a Rascia. "Protospatharios da katepano na Ras" wani gwamnan Byzantine ne mai suna John. Bayanai game da "katepano" na Ras a lokacin mulkin Tzimiskes sun ɓace. Kasancewar sojojin Byzantine ya ƙare ba da daɗewa ba tare da
yaƙe-yaƙe tare da Bulgaria, kuma an sake kafa shi kawai ca. 1018 tare da Theme na Sirmium na ɗan gajeren lokaci, wanda, duk da haka, bai faɗaɗa sosai a cikin Serbia ba.