MURDER IN THE WICKER MARKET: LYCURGUS, <i>IN LEOCRATEM</i> 112

Abstract This article discusses a passage in the speech of Lycurgus against Leocrates, and argues that a phrase usually interpreted as ‘in the willows’ should be emended to a phrase meaning ‘in the wicker market’.

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The Classical Quarterly
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2026-01-14
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s000983882510089x
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Classical Antiquity Studies
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MURDER IN THE WICKER MARKET: LYCURGUS, IN LEOCRATEM 112

James Diggle
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Classical Antiquity Studies
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MURDER IN THE WICKER MARKET: LYCURGUS, IN LEOCRATEM 112

James Diggle
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Abstract This article discusses a passage in the speech of Lycurgus against Leocrates, and argues that a phrase usually interpreted as ‘in the willows’ should be emended to a phrase meaning ‘in the wicker market’.

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