In the 16th century a new one of these was elected by Venetians who were picked by lottery
Pick'd from the chaff and ruin of the 
times [DOC] [TLE] Republicanism facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] The European cities of the medieval and early modern periods were born as ... 
Florence was one of the centers of Renaissance humanism, a movement that 
began .... any reference to republicanism as a concept, although it is in these 
cities that ... rebelled against Spain in the late sixteenth century and formed a 
new state,... [DOC] [TLE] Caravaggio, and the Light of Truth - The New York Times [PAR] Nov 25, 2000 ...