The Byzantine historians covering his career were arguably attempting to magnify their importance to give Heraclius the Younger an exalted ancestry .
While Heraclius the Elder was a prominent general of his time , his military achievements were rather modest .
The Byzantine historians covering Heraclius the Elder 's career were arguably attempting to magnify their importance to general     Younger an exalted ancestry .
While Heraclius the Elder was a prominent general of his time , his military achievements were rather modest .