For example , in '' Miles Gloriosus '' , the titular `` braggart soldier '' Pyrgopolynices only shows his vain and immodest side in the first act , while the parasite Artotrogus exaggerates Pyrgopolynices ' achievements , creating more and more ludicrous claims that Pyrgopolynices agrees to without question .
For example , in '' Miles Gloriosus '' , the titular `` braggart soldier '' Pyrgopolynices only shows his vain and immodest side in the first act , while the parasite Artotrogus exaggerates Pyrgopolynices ' achievements . Artotrogus creates more and more ludicrous claims that Pyrgopolynices agrees to without question .