ɪn ɐ lˈɔŋ wˈɔːɹ, ðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ bˈeɪzəl ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː kˈɑːŋkɚd bʌlɡˈɛɹiə, ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt nˈuː bˈɪzɐntˌiːn θˈiːmz ænd ˈʌðɚ lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹˌeɪts ˌʌndɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz stɹˈæɾɪɡˌɔɪ ˌɔn ɪts tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi.
In a long war, the Byzantine emperor Basil II conquered Bulgaria, and established new Byzantine themes and other local governorates under generals (strategoi) on its territory.