In Ancient Greece, the typical size of a jury was 501 people. Since they had considerably more power than a modern jury would, the size served to eliminate the possibility that a litigant could bribe jury members. The smallest recorded jury numbered 201, but for cases considered important or controversial, 1001, 1501 or even as many as 2001 jurors would be stated. Jury panels always included an odd number of citizens. Cases were decided by simple majority rule, so the odd number eliminated the possibility of a tie. In a case, the jurors did not discuss the case, they voted, majority ruled. If less than 100 jurors voted guilty, the prosecutor (the person bringing charges) had to pay all jury fee and court costs.
As the years past, some parts of the trial by jury in Ancient Greece had changed. Trial by Jury now is when parties to a dispute come together to present information in a court of justice. This trial by jury is a formal setting with the authority to decide on claims or disputes. In other words they present their information in a form of evidence to try to prove that they are or their client is guilty for whatever they were accused of. Trial by Jury is a significant share of serious criminal decisions in all of the common law system.
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