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The Greeks' society comprised 4 main castes: Slaves, Freedmen, Metics, and Athens, in rising stature. They all had various subcategories, such as the Areopagus, and all had various roles in Greek society.
The Areopagus, or the Areopagus Council, were the Elite of the Athens. They were the "Guardians of the Law." They had the power to nullify or remove laws, and impeach and remove candidates from office. They were selected from among the most powerful of the Athens, and it wasn't until Ephialtes' reforms that their power was decentralized, and they became little more than an investigative body.
The Greeks had a few tiers of kinship, the smallest the Oikos, and the largest the Phyle. Each tier up had more power than the last, and each had a different purpose.
There were several factors that could influence a Greek's social and political standing, here are some of the most major: