The whole structure of Philiki Etaireia was imitating the organisational models of Carbonarism and Freemasonry. The leading team was called the "Invisible Authority" and was surrounded at the first moment with such secret glamour that everybody believed that a lot of important personalities participated, not only Greeks but foreigners like Russian czar Alexander I. The reality was that during the start, the Invisible Authority was only the three founders. Then, from 1815 until 1818, five more were added and after Skoufas' death three more we ...

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Filiki Eteria, Filiki Eteria - The beginnings, Filiki Eteria - The organisational structure, Filiki Eteria - The course to the revolt, Filiki Eteria - Recommended Reading

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