His account is thus suspect of exaggerating or even inventing Comentiolus ' cowardice with the aim of glorifying Heraclius the Elder .
Theophylact , however , lived and wrote during the reign of Heraclius the Younger , and is strongly biased in favour of his father .
Heraclius the Younger 's account is thus suspect of exaggerating or even inventing Comentiolus ' cowardice with the aim of Heraclius the Younger     Elder .
Theophylact , however , lived and wrote during the reign of Heraclius the Younger , and is strongly biased in favour of his father .