metoikos

Isaac Kremer/ November 23, 2025/ / 0 comments

The resident foreigner was called a metic. At Athens he must find a citizen protector and register with the authorities, paying a small annual tax; in return he acquired effectively full protection at law and most of the duties of a citizen, such as contributing to public funds and financing expenses at festivals as well as military service: he was merely not allowed to marry a citizen or to own landed property in Attica. (Boardman, 1986)

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