Barrapunto

Sortition was not used in Athens only. Probably, already others Greek city-states adopted the Athenian method, even if historical documentation is dubious. For sure, many other cities in the history used some kind of lot as rule, such as Bologna, Parma, Vicenza, San Marino, Barcelona and some parts of Switzerland. Lot was also used in Florence in the 13th and 14th century and in Venice from 1268 until the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797, providing opportunities to minorities and resistance to corruption.