BDN publishes op-ed by Riordan on Ancient Greece, Veterans Day
Liam Riordan, a University of Maine history professor, board member of the Maine Humanities Council and director of the UMaine Humanities Center, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News. In the article, “What we can learn from Ancient Greece on Veterans Day,” Riordan and Darryl Lyon, president of the Maine Infantry Foundation, cite an upcoming Bangor performance of “Theater of War” by Outside the Wire, a social impact company. The performance and audience discussion on the effects of war will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Bangor Opera House. “Theater of War” is a public health project that presents readings of ancient Greek plays, Sophocles’ “Ajax” and “Philoctetes,” as a catalyst for town hall discussions about the challenges faced by service members, veterans, their families, caregivers and communities. Riordan and Lyon also spoke about the same topic on WZON The Pulse AM 620.