The history of the world includes entire chapters that remain, by intention or chance, lost or hidden. One such chapter concerns the role played by the so-called "Secret Societies" in the great revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries that shaped the modern world.

No revolution starts from nowhere. Before the struggles, ideas are cultivated, often inconceivable for their time, such as free thought, solidarity, and equality, as well as the fight against darkness and authoritarianism. Their bearers thus develop the necessary ability to hide from their pursuers, through codes and symbols that only those in the know can recognize.

In this book, the authors explore the strong ties of the Greek Revolution of 1821 with the secret societies and the personalities involved in them. It was those networks that practically supported the Revolution, but also fertilized thousands of consciences to contribute to the common Purpose. The Purpose that gave birth to today’s free Greece.

The Secret Societies in the Revolutions of the World

The Societies that Prepared 1821

Freemasonry in Greece

The Role of Freemasonry in the '21 Revolution

The Carbonari

The Secret Society of Rigas Velestinlis

The Friendly Society

Ioannis Kapodistrias

Philhellenes and Secret Organizations

Lord Byron

Andreas Kalvos

Dionysios Solomos

Secret Societies in Free Greece