991. Roman remained in Byzantine captivity until his death in 997, and it was only then that Samuel took the Bulgarian imperial title. Such, at least, is the sequence of events reported by the trustworthy historian Yahya of Antioch. According to the later testimony of the Byzantine chronicler John Skylitzes, in 1004 Skopje was surrendered to Basil II by its governor Roman Simeon, who may have been mistaken for Emperor Roman in the text. Roman-Simeon received the title of patrikios and was named military governor or strategos of the theme of Abydos. References Sources Jordan Andreev, Ivan Lazarov, Plamen Pavlov, Кой кой е в средновековна България, Sofia 1999. (primary source) John Skylitzes II, 455, 13 Pavlov, P. Boris i Roman (bulg.) 930s births 997 deaths 10th-century Bulgarian emperors Prisoners of war held by the Byzantine Empire Krum's dynasty Bulgarian people of Greek descent Sons of emperors