In addition to Nicomedes and Heraclius, he wrote plays about Attila, Oedipus, and Sophonisba.  
He wrote about the eldest son of King Pruisas of Bythinia in one of his plays, while another play centers on the son of the dead emperor Mauritius who is mistaken for Martian, the son of Phocas.  In addition to Nicomedes and Heraclius, he wrote plays about Attila, Oedipus, and Sophonisba.  His The Liar was the first important comedy written in his language, but he is better known for his tragedies, which include Rodogune, Horace, and Cinna.  In his greatest play, Chim?e refuses to kill the title character, who in turn refuses to kill Sancho in a duel.  FTP, name this French dramatist of Polyeucte and Le Cid.
He wrote about the eldest son of King Pruisas of Bythinia in one of his plays, while another play centers on the son of the dead emperor Mauritius who is mistaken for Martian, the son of Phocas.  
Pierre Corneille