Ancient Greek plays resonate with Marines
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 02:21
in Health & Medicine
Actors read from Sophocles at a conference on post-traumatic stress. The warrior characters express feelings that veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts can identify with. At a conference dedicated to finding new ways to help Marines recover from post-traumatic stress and other disorders after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Marines are looking to an ancient source: the plays of Sophocles.