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Metics have some rights, but not as much as aristocrats. Metics can't vote, but they can influence government. They couldn't own property, but they could use law courts.
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Resident alien in ancient Greece without citizen rights?
Only male citizens of a city-state had rights. Women, children, non-citizens, aliens and slaves had no rights. Resident aliens (Metics) did have privileges according to beneficial contributions they made to the city. But these were not rights. Metics were expected to turn out in defence of the city when necessary as a quid pro quo for those privileges. Athens eg had a separate regiment of metics who were expected to fight very well to demonstrate their appreciation.
What are metics in ancient Athens?
A resident alien, not a citizen but part of society.
What were metics not allowed to do in acient Greeks?
not sure
What did Greeks call people that were not Greek?
they were called either merchants or metics.
Was it possible for slaves or metics in ancient Greece to improve their status in society?
Only for slaves was it possible to improve their status in society. Occasionally, a master would pay to set a skilled slave up in business. He would receive a share of the profits in return. Some of these wage earning slaves were able to save up and buy their freedom. However, freed slaves could never become citizens or metics.
What is the difference between Metics and Slaves?
a slave has no rights when a metic dos
Resident alien in ancient Greece without citizen rights?
Only male citizens of a city-state had rights. Women, children, non-citizens, aliens and slaves had no rights. Resident aliens (Metics) did have privileges according to beneficial contributions they made to the city. But these were not rights. Metics were expected to turn out in defence of the city when necessary as a quid pro quo for those privileges. Athens eg had a separate regiment of metics who were expected to fight very well to demonstrate their appreciation.
What are Metics?
Metics were the resident aliens of Athens. They were traders, students, craftsmen etc. They did not have citizenship rights, but had a degree of protection as residents. They were required to help defend the city if it was was threatened (but not required for expeditionary forces), having their own regiment and expected to fight as well or better than the citizens.
Who was at the top of Sparta?
Metics
What was the role of metics?
They were aliens
What are metics in ancient Athens?
A resident alien, not a citizen but part of society.
Metics belonged who Athens or Sparta?
SPARTA!
What were metics not allowed to do in acient Greeks?
not sure
Do metics have freedom?
metics are stupid people who don't know anything and just wanna be dum but the good part is that they are male but they don't act like male
What the foreigners called who worked in Athens but were not slaves?
Metics
Could metics own land in Athens Greece?
No.
How did Athenian juries different from American juries?
Athenian juries differ from American juries because they were bigger with as much as 501 citizens. the metics were foreigners. They were foreign residents. The rights they had was they could be presented with citizenship, but not have it.
