Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: Nna ochie nke ezinụlọ ahụ bụ Stivin, onye jere ozi n'okpuru Basil nke Abụọ (r. 976<unk>1025) dị ka Domestic of the Schools of the West, ma kpọọ ya "Kontostephanos" ("obere Stephen") n'ihi ogo ya. N'ụzọ dị ukwuu, ọ bụ ya mere Basil ji merie n'agha ahụ.
Agha nke Ọnụ Ụzọ Ámá Trajan megide ndị Bulgaria, ọ mechara tinye aka na aghụghọ ma merie ya n'aka eze ukwu.