The Architects

Meet the mysterious builders and shapers of civilization, from ancient engineers to secret societies influencing world events.

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The Illuminati: History's Greatest Decoy

In the heart of Enlightenment-era Europe, a law professor named Adam Weishaupt harbored a radical dream. He had been tra...

The concept of a supreme ruling council directing world affairs has roots stretching back centuries. Long before John Co...

In 1832, a small group of Yale University students founded what would become America's most famous secret society. Willi...

In May 1954, a group of influential Europeans and Americans gathered at the Hotel de Bilderberg in Oosterbeek, Netherlan...

In April 1968, a small group of scientists, economists, and business leaders gathered at a villa in Rome. Italian indust...

Cecil John Rhodes made his fortune in South African diamonds during the late 19th century. The De Beers company he found...

In 1973, David Rockefeller convened a group of influential Americans, Europeans, and Japanese to form a new organization...

The term Black Nobility originally referred to Roman aristocratic families who remained loyal to the Papacy after the un...

In December 1408, King Sigismund of Hungary founded the Societas Draconistarum, the Order of the Dragon. The ceremony to...

The Priory of Sion as it appears in popular culture never existed as a medieval organization. It was created in 1956 by ...

In 1960, a group of young physicists gathered to consider how they might contribute to national defense without abandoni...

Science fiction has been warning us about AI for decades. From Terminator to The Matrix, we imagine machines becoming to...

To really understand the darkness we see in high places today, we have to look back. Way back. Before Rome, before Chris...