AncientAthensWelcometotheMetics!

Timeline

WhoweretheMetics?• InancientAthens,peoplebelongedtodifferentclassesà Aperson’sclassdeterminedtheirrightsand

responsibilities

• ThedifferentAtheniansocialclasseswere:à citizens,metics,slaves,andwomen

• Metics wereforeignerslivinginancientAthensà theywerebornoutsideofthecity-stateof

Athens

• TheywouldonlycometoAthensiftheyweresponsoredbyacitizen

NOTE: Athenianwomenbelonginthepurplesectionbut haddifferentrightsandresponsibilitiesthanmetics

RightsandResponsibilities

InSociety

• Expectedtoperformmilitaryservice• Hadtopaytaxes• CouldnotownpropertyinAthens• CouldnotmarryanAthenianwoman• Couldsendtheirsonstoschool

InGovernment

• Theyhadnorightsingovernment• couldnotvote,couldnotholdagovernmentposition• BUTtheycould trytoinfluencewhatthecitizensthoughtanddid

TheAgora• ThisisthemarketplaceinancientAthens

• Citizens,metics,andsomeslavessetupstalltosellgoods

• Peopleofallclassesshopped,bargained,andexchangednews

• Thiswaswherecitizenswouldmeettodiscusspolitics

Asapersonwhodidnothaveadirectroleingovernment,whatopportunitiesdidtheagorapresenttoyou?

Whatdoyounotice?

PnyxHill• AveryimportantplacewheretheAssembly (ofcitizens)wouldgatherandvoteonimportantissues

à Remember:metics cannotvoteontheseissues,buttheycantrytoinfluencethecitizens• Agroupofcitizens(calledtheBoule)hasdecidedwhichissuetheAssemblywillbediscussingandvotingontoday• TheAssemblyneedstocomeupwithasolutionandconsequencesforthosewhodon’tcomply

IssuesDiscussedbytheBoule• Swearingandinappropriatelanguagehappeningduringrecess.

• Inappropriatelunchroombehaviorisstillhappening(especiallynotrespectingthelunchroomsupervisors,messy,andloud)

• Alotofstragglerswhenthebellringsinthemorningandafterlunchrecess

• Messyclassrooms,studentsnotputtinggarbage/recycling/compostintheproperbins

• Alotofmudinthehallways• Shoesmakingitdifficulttomovecomputer&iPadcarts

TimetoInfluence!• Thinkaboutthechosentopic– whatdoyouthinkthesolutionandconsequencesshouldbe?• Sincewecan’tvote,wearegoingtocomeupwithstrongargumentstotrytopersuadethecitizenstovotehowwewouldlikethemto• Writejot-notestoguideyourbrainstormingwhilewritingoutthedifferentreasonsyouaregoingtopresenttothecitizens

Discussion• Towhatextentwereequityandfairnesspresentintheroleofametic?

Artifacts

• Whatotherartifactsmightthemetics haveleftbehind?

GreekVases

Volute-KraterAmphora

AncientDrachma(silver)

GreekColumns