The initial centre of the resistance was the theme of Bulgaria, in what is now Macedonia, where the massive Uprising of Peter Delyan (1040–41) and the Uprising of Georgi Voiteh (1072) took place.
Vastupanu esmane keskus oli Bulgaaria teema, praegune Makedoonia, kus leidsid aset suured Peter Deljani (1040–1041) ja Georgi Voitehi ülestõusud (1072).