Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Maererano nenhoroondo dzaJohn Skylitzes naZonaras, akanga akadzidza zvikuru, zvikurukuru munyaya dzokurapa, uye akanga apiwa rukudzo nehofisi ye"magistros". Akasarudzwa kuva mukuru wemhuri musi wa 12 Kubvumbi 996, mushure mekunge chigaro chakaramba chisina munhu kwemakore mana, nekuda kwekushushikana kwaMambo Basil II nehondo dzake.
vachirwisana nevaBulgaria.