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In this ancient Greek court speech, the defendant mentions that he and a group of men gathered torches from a nearby shop to hunt down his wife's lover. Did Ancient Athens have shops which catered specifically to the needs of angry mobs in the middle of the night?

by /u/hborrgg in /r/AskHistorians

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