ABSTRACT
Concepts of space and place are deployed in this speech (composed by Antiphon for the defendant, Euxitheus, in a homicide trial) in various ways: first, in the narrative about the sea voyage on which Herodes went missing, to distance Euxitheus from his perceived identity as a murderer. The physical space of delivery (the court-room) can also be used to shape the identities of those present at the trial, and Antiphon adopts the rather risky strategy of playing with Euxitheus’ potential identity as a polluted killer in order to cast doubt on the appropriateness of the dicastic court (rather than a dedicated homicide court) as the venue for the trial. Euxitheus, moreover, also needs to defend his father, whose identity as a loyal Athenian citizen has evidently been questioned by the prosecution because of his periods of residence away from the city.
