Quick questions on Athens social structure and citizenship: HSC Ancient History

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What are metics?

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Metics (metoikoi) were free non-citizens who took up permanent residence in Attica, typically as craftsmen, traders, bankers or manufacturers. Athens' commercial prominence in the 5th century BC drew a substantial metic population, particularly around the port of Piraeus.

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