Who where citizens in ancient Greece? How could a person become a citizen?
2007-10-09 09:34:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There was no such thing as "Greek citizenship". Citizens owed allegiance to the city they lived in or around (the English words, by the way, reflect this notion; it is no accident that there is a "city" in "citizen").
Generally, citizenship was a hereditary privilege; a man inherited citizenship from his father or both parents. Some cities employed means tests; only those who paid above certain threshold in taxes had citizenship privileges. Women and slaves were not citizens; neither were "barbarians" (non-Greeks) living among the Greeks.
2007-10-09 09:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by NC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ancient Greek Citizenship
2016-11-13 00:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In ancient Greece, citizens were all those who: were born in a certain city (eg. if they were born in Athens they were Athenians). They should not be barbarians (people who have red hair or/and don't speak greek), they should not be slaves, women, or villagers around the city.
2007-10-10 05:03:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋