The Bulgarians were unable to stop the annual Byzantine campaigns which devastated the country.
He remained loyal to Alexios thereafter, participating in most Byzantine campaigns of the period 1081-1095 in the Balkans at the emperor's side.
The sources record no major Byzantine external campaigns for 932, as the Empire was preoccupied with two revolts in the Opsician Theme.
A Byzantine campaign was launched against Duklja between 1089 and 1091, possibly managing to take Bodin captive for a second time.
Situated on the roads leading to the capital, the city remained a major military center, playing an important role in the Byzantine campaigns against the Caliphate.
There were also temporary military alliances, however, like the Byzantine campaign in 943 led by Igor.
This battle, the Battle of Myriokephalon, resulted in the Byzantine campaign of conquest being abandoned.
The following year, a renewed Byzantine campaign against the Serbs seemed imminent but Vukan managed to negotiate a peace treaty.
By 602 a series of successful Byzantine campaigns had pushed the Avars and Slavs back across the Danube.
Further Byzantine campaigns in 911 and 949 failed.