Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Achienzaniswa nokubudirira mune zvechiuto kwokutonga kwababa vake, Peter ave achionekwa somutongi asina simba, uyo akarasikirwa nenyika uye mukurumbira, akabvumira mauto ake kuderera apo nyika yake yakanga ichiparadzwa nevanopinda mune dzimwe nyika, uye akashandura Bulgaria kuva satellite yeByzantium inotungamirirwa nevamiririri veByzantium mumunhu wamambokadzi wake nevatsigiri vake. Pfungwa iyi yakabvunzwa nedzimwe nyanzvi dzemazuva ano, dzinosimbisa kubudirira uye rugare rwemukati rwaive neruzhinji rweBulgaria panguva yekutonga kwake kwenguva refu, inoongorora zvakare hukama pakati peBulgaria nevavakidzani vayo vasiri-vafambi (vaMagyar nePechenegs), uye vanobvunza chinonzi chinotyisa basa remuzukuru waRomanos nemuperekedzi wake. Nepo kutonga kwaPetro kwakapupurira kupararira kwechitendero cheBogomil, mavambo acho akanga ari ezvehuwandu hwevanhu (zvichida akafuridzirwa naPaulicians vakagara kare nemadzimambo eByzantine muThrace) pane zvemagariro, uye Chechi yeOrthodox yeBulgaria yakamuita musande. Petro aionekwa somutongi akanaka muMiddle Ages, uye apo
Bulgaria yakawira pasi pehutongi hweByzantine (1018<unk>1185), vatungamiriri vekuedza kudzorera rusununguko rweBulgaria vakagamuchira zita rake kusimbisa hunhu uye kuenderera mberi (vese Peter Delyan naConstantine Bodin vakagamuchira zita ramambo raPeter mukuyedza kwavo kutora chigaro kubva kuByzantine).