<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Sezvo vaBulgaria vakanga vachipamba nyika dzeByzantium kubvira muna 976, hurumende yeByzantium yakaedza kuvaparadzanisa nokubvumira mambo wavo Boris II weBulgaria akanga akatapwa kuti atize. Zano iri rakakundikana saka Basil akashandisa zororo kubva pakurwisana kwake nevakuru vakuru kuti atungamirire uto revanhu 30 000 kupinda muBulgaria uye kukomba Sredets Sofia muna 986. Achirwadziwa nokurasikirwa uye achinetseka nezvekuvimbika kwevamwe magavhuna ake, Basil akasimudza kukomba ndokudzokera kuThrace asi akawira mumusungo uye akakundwa zvakakomba pa  <response>: Hondo yeGates yaTrajan. Basil akatiza achibatsirwa neVarangian Guard yake uye akaedza kudzorera zvaakanga arasikirwa nazvo nokuita kuti mukoma waSamueri Aron amurwise. Aron akaedzwa nechikumbiro chaBasil chehanzvadzi yake Anna kuti varoorane, asi nhaurirano dzakakundikana apo Aron akawana kuti mwenga waakanga atumirwa aiva munyengeri. Pakazosvika 987, Samuel akanga abvisa Aron. Kunyange zvazvo mambo wokuBulgaria ainzi Roman akabatwa muna 991, Basil akarasikirwa neMoesia kuvaBulgaria. 