Category:Metics in Athens

In ancient Greece, especially in Classical Athens, the term metic meant immigrant, resident alien, a person who did not have citizen rights in their Greek city-state (polis) of residence. Metics were mainly merchants,slaves, artists and scientists. The Metic was represented before the Athenian law by his prostates (patron). However ,the known legal term of metic in Classical Athens, should not be applied to Archaic and Hellenistic Athens (See Metic)