What rights did metics have in ancient Athens?
Wiki has a good article. They had to serve in the military and pay taxes but couldn't get pay for civil duty or get public food allowances. Neither could they contract with the state to work the silver mines, since the wealth beneath the earth was felt to belong to the political community. Further, they had to pay a metic poll tax, the metoikon, of twelve drachmas a year for men and six for women, as well a special tax (xenikon telos) if they wanted to set up a stall in the market place (agora). ...But again, Wiki has a ton more.
Some ancient greece/rome questions. please help?
1. what greek city is focus on physical strength and war? a)athens b)sparta c)troy d)olympus 2.what type of democracy did the greek use? 3.Why are some cities in the Mediterranean named Alexandria?
Describe the role of women in Athens.?
Despite inventing our concept of democracy, the Ancient Athenians were not a very egalitarian people since they reserved citizenship for only a select group. Slaves had no rights, nor did women. Indeed, there were many places in the ancient world, like Sparta and Athens, were women enjoyed more rights than they did in Athens. Athenian women born to legitimately to two Athenian citizens were better off than slaves and non-citizens, but they had few rights. These women lived under the guardianship of their father or another male relative until they got married, usually in their early teens. At that point, their husband became their guardians. The Ancient Athenians believed that women were emotional creatures who were dangerous to themselves and needed to be taken care of by men. Although women might own some personal items and have charge of a slave or two, they could not own property or enter into contracts. Marriage in Ancient Athens was not for love. Rather, parents usually arranged the marriages of their daughters to suitable husbands. Once potential husbands had accepted the dowry offered by guardians, Athenian women took charge of domestic duties including taking care of children, spinning and weaving, and overseeing slaves. The only time she was expected to leave the house was to attend funerals, festivals, and religious cults. She was not to be seen in public and she was not even to be seen in her own home if her husband invited guests to the house. In such a case, she was supposed to retire to the women's quarters. Lower class women, those who could not be citizens, had a less sheltered existence. Most of them became prostitutes of one "class" or another. If one of these women was lucky, she might be made a concubine to a rich, married man or she might become a courtesan, a woman admired more for her intellect and her ability to entertain than just her body. Not being citizens, however, these women had no chance of becoming citizens or of producing children that would become citizens.
Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta?
Athens the pen. Sparta the sword.