Sclerias the Tragedian (Σκλήριάς)

Life No biographical details for Sclerias survive. The name does not appear in major reference works such as the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics, Smith’s Dictionary, or the Encyclopædia Britannica. He is identified only as a 4th-century BCE dramatist.

Works Sclerias is associated with a single, untitled work. No extant text or specific citation is recorded, indicating the work is lost and known only by name or from fragmentary transmission.

Significance His absence from standard biographical dictionaries suggests Sclerias was a minor or obscure figure in Greek tragedy, possibly recorded only in a lost ancient list of dramatists. His literary influence cannot be determined.

Sources * Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics: Search for "Sclerias" yielded no results. (Oxford University Press): https://oxfordre.com/classics/ * Encyclopædia Britannica: Search for "Sclerias" yielded no results. (Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.): https://www.britannica.com/ * Perseus Digital Library: Search in Greek and Roman texts for "Σκλήριάς" yielded no results. (Tufts University): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ * Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology: Search for "Sclerias" yielded no results. (via Perseus): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0104 * World History Encyclopedia: Search for "Sclerias" yielded no results. (World History Foundation): https://www.worldhistory.org/ * ToposText: Search for "Sclerias" yielded no results. (Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation): https://topostext.org/