That would be Ancient Athenian sortition [1], but it wasn't a random sample - they were drawn from a self selected set of citizens. It was random-ish. [1] http

That would be Ancient Athenian sortition [1], but it wasn't a random sample - they were drawn from a self selected set of citizens. It was random-ish. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy#Selection_by_lot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy#Selection_b...